4.2% ▼ -44.1%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hinchinbrook · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Hinchinbrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Hinchinbrook, where 14.7% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The region has seen a strong rise in employment since 2011, with more people now working or looking for work than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A bit more than six in ten adults (64.2%) are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment has risen since 2011 to 64.0%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.2%, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
64.2% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for local workers are public administration and safety at 10.6%, followed by construction at 9.8% and retail trade at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of occupations at 16.8%, followed by professionals at 14.5% and community and personal service workers at 13.9%.
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 Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30035/hinchinbrook/topic/employment