4.4% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Soldiers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Soldiers Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five people in Soldiers Hill work in health care and social assistance, making it the most common industry here. The area has a strong work rate, with 64.5% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. While 57.2% are employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 4.4% is about the same as the state and national figures.
64.5% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 57.2%
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 19.9%, followed by education and training at 14.0%. Other common industries include accommodation and food (8.1%) and public administration and safety (7.9%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.7%. Community and personal service roles follow at 13.8%, with managers accounting for 12.6% 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 Soldiers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22302/soldiers-hill/topic/employment