2.5% ▼ -43.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hillston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hillston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Hillston than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is particularly strong here, with 70.2% of the workforce in full-time roles. This high level of employment is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 63.5% of adults, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This activity is backed by a full-time employment rate that is far above the national average.
63.5% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.2% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 38.8% of the local workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 8.6%, with construction and food services each around 6.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.3%, followed closely by managers at 22.3%. Machinery operators and drivers also account for a significant 15.9% of jobs.
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 Hillston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11919/hillston/topic/employment