0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hamersley Range · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hamersley Range
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the dominant industry for Hamersley Range, where 56.9% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While few adults are working or looking for work, those who are employed almost always have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 88.2%, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. However, only 27.1% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate is well below the national 5.1% at 0.0%.
27.1% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
88.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on mining, which employs 56.9% of people. Other notable sectors include manufacturing at 7.8% and construction at 5.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group at 25.5%, followed by professionals at 23.5% and machinery operators and drivers at 17.6%.
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 Hamersley Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50608/hamersley-range/topic/employment