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Jobs & Industry in East Hills

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

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in East Hills compared to most other areas, with only 55.8% in the local workforce. While this is well below the national figure of 61.1%, the local unemployment rate remains low at 3.2%. This is a little below both the state and national averages.

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📍 East Hills, Suburb / Locality

Where East Hills sits — Unemployment rate

3.2% ▼ -35.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Hills — lower than 55% of areas.

East Hills3.2%
2213, NSW 4.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment sits at 55.2%, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 58.9%. Overall, the number of adults working or looking for work is a little below the New South Wales average.

Unemployment rate

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3.2% ▼ -35.0%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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55.8% ▼ -6.3%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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55.2% ▼ -16.0%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

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 13.0%. Education and training follow at 10.3%, while construction and retail trade each employ around 9% of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 17.0%. Technicians, tradespeople and managers also represent significant shares of the local workforce at 13.6% and 13.2% respectively.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in East Hills — Professionals leads at 23%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (18%) and Technicians & trades (14%).

Professionals 22.5% Clerical & administrative 17.0% Technicians & trades 13.6% Managers 13.2% Community & personal service 9.8% Sales workers 8.1% Machinery operators & drivers 6.5% Labourers 6.4%

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 East Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11354/east-hills/topic/employment