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The Hills District · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in The Hills District

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in The Hills District, where 16.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very high proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. This strong employment rate is paired with an unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is much lower than most similar areas.

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📍 The Hills District, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where The Hills District sits — Unemployment rate

3.6% ▼ -10.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is The Hills District — lower than 77% of areas.

The Hills District3.6%
4055, QLD 3.9%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Working or looking for work is far more common here than across Australia, with 71.1% of adults in the labour force. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.3%, though this has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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3.6% ▼ -10.3%

Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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71.1% ▼ -2.0%

Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.3% ▼ -4.8%

Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Beyond health care, the most common industries for residents are education and training at 11.3%, followed by public administration and safety at 10.1%. Professional and technical services and construction also employ around 9% of the workforce each.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.2%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15%, managers at 13.5%, and technicians and tradespeople at 12.8%.

Occupations people work in

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In The Hills District, the largest group is Professionals at 30%, followed by Clerical & administrative (15%) and Managers (14%).

Professionals 29.2% Clerical & administrative 15.0% Managers 13.5% Technicians & trades 12.8% Community & personal service 11.3% Sales workers 7.8% Labourers 5.6% Machinery operators & drivers 3.7%

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 The Hills District [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011386/the-hills-district/topic/employment