4.8% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hilldene · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hilldene
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Roughly 60% of adults in Hilldene are working or looking for work, with full-time roles being the most common. This reflects a workforce where a significant number of residents are employed in stable, full-time positions across a variety of sectors.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 59.6%, while the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than most similar areas.
60.5% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Hilldene at 16.6%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.6%. Health care and social assistance (11.9%) and manufacturing (10.6%) also employ large numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, with professionals following at 16.6%. Community and personal service workers and labourers each account for 13.2% of the local 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 Hilldene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21191/hilldene/topic/employment