2.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hillside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hillside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Hillside than in most similar areas. This activity is reflected in a very low unemployment rate of 2.4%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 74.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the Victorian average of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 58.9%.
74.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 74.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry for 24.1% of workers. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.8%, followed by construction at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.7%. Professionals follow at 16.9%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 11.4% of occupations.
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 Hillside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21192/hillside/topic/employment