6.0% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hillsdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hillsdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of adults in Hillsdale are working or looking for work, though finding a job can be harder here than in other areas. While 64% of adults are in the workforce, the unemployment rate is 6%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment at 57% is a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
64.0% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 57.0%
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, where 15% of people work. Other common industries include retail trade at 11% and construction at 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one in five people work as professionals, making it the most common occupation. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14%, and clerical or administrative roles at 13.2%.
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 Hillsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11918/hillsdale/topic/employment