3.9% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury · Region (SA4)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people have been working full-time in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury since 2011, though the area remains a strong employment hub. It has a very high workforce participation rate of 65.3% and a low unemployment rate of 3.9%, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high number of adults are working or looking for work, sitting well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is slightly higher than the state average at 60.4%, this is down 4.2 percentage points from 2011.
3.9% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.3% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.6%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 10.9% and construction at 10.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 30.2%, followed by managers at 18.5% and clerical and administrative workers at 15.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/115/sydney-baulkham-hills-and-hawkesbury/topic/employment