3.8% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hamel · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hamel
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Hamel compared to most similar areas. While 67.1% of adults are in the workforce, the area has a much lower rate of full-time employment than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most other similar areas, though full-time employment is far below the Western Australian average at 48.7%. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
67.1% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.7% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for residents at 16.4%, followed closely by construction at 15.1% and manufacturing at 14.5%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also employ a significant 11.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.7%, with labourers following at 19.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers and machinery operators, both at 13.2%.
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 Hamel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50604/hamel/topic/employment