1.8% ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Hicks · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Hicks
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.8% marks the job market in Mount Hicks. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures, those who are in the workforce face very little joblessness.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than usual at 53.2%, though the unemployment rate is much lower than the state's 5.9%.
56.4% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Mount Hicks is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.2%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.6%. Education and training also account for 10.1% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%, with professionals following at 17.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.6% and machinery operators and drivers at 10.8%.
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 Hicks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60428/mount-hicks/topic/employment