5.8% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seven Hills · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seven Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 5.8% marks the local job market in Seven Hills, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the typical full-time employment rate is around 57.3%, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, with the rate at 57.1%. This is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%.
57.1% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.2%, followed by retail trade at 9.3% and construction at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four residents works as a professional. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 14.6% and technicians and trades at 11.8%.
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 Seven Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13533/seven-hills/topic/employment