0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
McDougalls Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in McDougalls Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment is the standout figure for McDougalls Hill, where every person looking for work has a job. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 65.5%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is just 53.1%, well below the New South Wales rate of 58.7%.
53.1% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 34.5% of the workforce. Other common sectors include transport and warehousing at 8.6%, and retail trade at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are machinery operators and drivers at 34.5%, which aligns with the area's strong mining presence. Labourers make up 13.8% of workers, followed by managers at 10.3%.
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 McDougalls Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12551/mcdougalls-hill/topic/employment