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Jobs & Industry in Hickeys Creek

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 Hickeys Creek, where 25% of employed people work in this field. The area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 11.1% that is well above the national figure.

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📍 Hickeys Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Hickeys Creek sits — Unemployment rate

11.1% ▲ +61.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hickeys Creek — higher than 91% of areas.

Hickeys Creek11.1%
2440, NSW 7.4%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 45.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment for 56.3% of the workforce is also a little below the national average.

Unemployment rate

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11.1% ▲ +61.1%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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45.4% ▲ +13.2%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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56.3% ▲ +16.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Apart from health care, the most common industries for local workers are construction and administrative and support services, both at 10.4%. Retail trade and public administration and safety each account for 8.3% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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In Hickeys Creek, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 30%, followed by Construction (13%) and Administrative & support (13%).

Health care & social assistance 25.0% Construction 10.4% Administrative & support 10.4% Retail trade 8.3% Public administration & safety 8.3% Education & training 8.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 6.3% Manufacturing 6.3%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

One quarter of workers are in community and personal service roles, followed by professionals at 22.9%. Labourers make up 16.7% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 12.5%.

Occupations people work in

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Hickeys Creek splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (24%) and Professionals (22%), with Labourers at 16%.

Community & personal service 25.0% Professionals 22.9% Labourers 16.7% Technicians & trades 12.5% Managers 10.4% Machinery operators & drivers 8.3% Clerical & administrative 6.3%

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 Hickeys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11906/hickeys-creek/topic/employment