9.1% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hamley Bridge · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Hamley Bridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the biggest work group in Hamley Bridge, where 20.7% of workers hold these roles. The area faces significant job challenges, with an unemployment rate of 9.1% that is well above the national figure. Overall, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60%. This is a decline of 6.8 points since 2011, while unemployment has risen to 9.1%, a level much higher than most areas.
45.1% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The main industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.9%, followed closely by manufacturing at 13.5% and construction at 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from labourers, many residents work in community and personal service roles (17.3%) or as technicians and tradespeople (15.4%). Machinery operators and drivers also make up 13.9% of the workforce.
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 Hamley Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421015/hamley-bridge/topic/employment