2.3% ▼ -68.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hinton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hinton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong workforce defines Hinton, where 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market is healthy, with a very low unemployment rate of 2.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are active in the workforce here than in most similar areas, and the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, which is about the same as the NSW average.
66.1% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 57.1%
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 14.3%, followed closely by construction at 13.9%. Other services, education, and retail also employ a notable share of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%, while technicians and tradespeople follow at 16.3%. Community and personal service roles are also common, accounting for 15.5% 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 Hinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11923/hinton/topic/employment