3.4% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eatons Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Eatons Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Eatons Hill compared to the rest of the country. About 75.3% of adults are in the workforce, which is 14 percentage points above the national figure. This high employment rate is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 3.4% is much lower than most similar areas and sits below the national figure of 5.1%. While full-time employment is about the same as the state and national averages at around 60%, the overall workforce rate has dipped slightly since 2011.
75.3% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 77.5%
- 2016: 75.2%
- 2021: 75.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.4%. Other major employers include education and training at 10.9%, and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four residents works as a professional. Other common roles in the area are clerical and administrative staff at 16.1%, and managers at 15.5%.
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 Eatons Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011385/eatons-hill/topic/employment