6.4% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hamilton Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hamilton Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.4% unemployment rate is much higher than most areas in Hamilton Hill. While about 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, this is a little below the Western Australian figure. The local workforce is spread across various sectors, with a strong presence in health and professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate of 6.4% is a little above both the state and national figures of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, which is a little below the Australian average of 58.9%.
61.4% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 16.7% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include education and training at 9.9% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 24.9% of workers. This is followed by technicians and trades at 17.3% and community and personal service workers at 13.6%.
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 Hamilton Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50609/hamilton-hill/topic/employment