1.0% ▼ -42.2%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 1.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hamilton Island · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Hamilton Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Hamilton Island than in most similar areas. This is a highly employed community where 73.9% of adults are active in the workforce, supported by a tiny unemployment rate of just 1.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 75.4%, though this is 11 points lower than in 2011. Overall, 73.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than both the state and national rates.
73.9% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.4% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 86.7%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily concentrated in one sector, with 73.7% of people working in accommodation and food services. Other smaller employers include transport and warehousing at 4.4%, and administrative support at 3.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of the workforce is employed in community and personal service roles. This is followed by technicians and trades at 18.7% and labourers at 18.6%, while managers make up 13.4% of the local jobs.
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 Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315040/hamilton-island/topic/employment