3.6% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Hills District · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in The Hills District
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people have been in the workforce since 2011 in The Hills District, though it remains a high-employment area. A strong 70.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above national levels. The area is also noted for a very low unemployment rate of 3.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most similar areas. While 60.1% of residents have full-time jobs, this is a little above the national figure and has fallen 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
70.3% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance, with 15.3% of the workforce in this field. Construction follows at 10.5%, with education and training employing 10.1% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.8%. Managers and clerical or administrative staff each make up 15.0% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 13.5%.
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 The Hills District [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31401/the-hills-district/topic/employment