5.1% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Home Hill · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Home Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people hold full-time roles in Home Hill than in most similar areas. While about 64.8% of the workforce is in full-time employment, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 50.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6% and has fallen since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national figure.
50.7% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry at 13.8%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.3%, with labourers at 15.7% and community and personal service workers at 12.5%.
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 Home Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315042/home-hill/topic/employment