0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Hotham · Urban Centre
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 42% of workers in Mount Hotham are employed in accommodation and food services, making it the dominant industry for the area. This creates a unique job market where 75.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 75.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the 61.1% national figure. Despite this, full-time employment is well below the state average at 51.1%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 0.0%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
75.6% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Accommodation and food services lead the way at 42.2%, followed by transport and warehousing at 14.4%. Other smaller industries include administrative and support services and education and training, both at 6.7%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 26.7%, with technicians and trades making up 17.8%. Managers account for 13.3% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers make up 12.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Hotham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222058/mount-hotham/topic/employment