0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Humboldt · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Humboldt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A near-total employment rate defines Humboldt, where 97.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a community where almost every adult is active in the workforce. The local economy is almost entirely driven by farming and agriculture.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 85.2% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is far above the 58.9% national figure. This strong employment is mirrored by a 0.0% unemployment rate, well below the national average of 5.1%.
97.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
85.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is almost exclusively tied to the land, with 96.3% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Job roles are split mainly between those running the land and those working on it, with 51.9% of residents employed as managers and 37.0% as labourers.
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 Humboldt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31371/humboldt/topic/employment