0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Hampton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Hampton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over half of the workforce in Mount Hampton is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This creates a specialized local economy where most residents work in the primary sector. The area is sparsely populated, with a very high proportion of adults active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 80.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is non-existent at 0.0%, well below the state and national rates of 5.1%.
80.8% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 80.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 57.1% of the workforce. No residents work in mining, manufacturing, or construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are managers, making up 47.6% of the workforce. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 28.6%, while no residents are employed as professionals or technicians.
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 Mount Hampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51012/mount-hampton/topic/employment