Horton · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Horton

Name: Jobs & Industry in Horton — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer in Horton, where 18.2% of the workforce is employed in these fields. The area has a very small proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Only 44% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Horton, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, sitting at 44%. Among those who do work, 57.6% are in full-time roles, while the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Local industry is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 18.2%, followed by manufacturing at 13.6%. Construction and education and training both account for 10.6% of jobs, while retail trade makes up 7.6%.

Industries people work in

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Horton splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (16%) and Manufacturing (12%), with Construction at 10%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 18.2% Manufacturing 13.6% Construction 10.6% Education & training 10.6% Retail trade 7.6% Health care & social assistance 7.6% Other services 7.6% Accommodation & food 6.1% Administrative & support 6.1% Mining 4.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 24.2%, with labourers following at 18.2%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.2% and community and personal service workers at 13.6%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Horton — Technicians & trades leads at 25%, ahead of Labourers (18%) and Clerical & administrative (15%).

Technicians & trades 24.2% Labourers 18.2% Clerical & administrative 15.2% Community & personal service 13.6% Professionals 10.6% Sales workers 7.6% Managers 4.5% Machinery operators & drivers 4.5%

Sources

Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Horton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31364/horton/topic/employment

Horton	5.5%
4660, QLD	7.0%
Queensland	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

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