5.9% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hillcrest · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hillcrest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Retail trade and other services are the biggest employers in Hillcrest, with each accounting for 20% of jobs. While 60% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment here is far more common than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here at 75.6%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. However, the unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
60.0% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between retail trade and other services, both at 20%. Other notable employers include health care and social assistance at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians and trades are the most common roles, each making up 15.6% of occupations. Community and personal service workers account for 13.3% of the workforce.
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 Hillcrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21190/hillcrest/topic/employment