2.9% ▼ -74.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hamilton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Hamilton compared to the rest of the country. Only 51.7% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is reflected in the low number of full-time roles in the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 43.7% of residents have full-time jobs, a figure far below the Tasmanian average of 54.9%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is only 2.9%, which is well below the state's 5.9%.
51.7% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.7% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 43.7%
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 33.0% of the workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food, as well as administrative and support services, both at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.3%. Machinery operators and drivers and labourers are also common, each representing 15.5% of occupations.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60259/hamilton/topic/employment