3.4% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hunters Hill · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Hunters Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 3.4% defines the working life of Hunters Hill, where job security is much higher than in most other areas. The workforce is dominated by high-level professional roles, with a significant portion of residents employed in technical and managerial positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment has fallen 5.6 percentage points since 2011 to 58.9%, the unemployment rate remains very low at 3.4%.
57.3% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry here at 15.6%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.2%. Finance, insurance, and education also make up large shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles are common, with professionals making up 37.2% of workers and managers accounting for 25.7%. Clerical and administrative staff represent 12.8% of the workforce, while sales and community service roles are less frequent.
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 Hunters Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14100/hunters-hill/topic/employment