4.7% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
White Hills · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in White Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in White Hills, with 21.2% of the local workforce in this sector. The area's job market is largely typical for the region, though slightly more people are out of work here than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is almost identical to the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
61.2% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the dominant industry at 21.2%, followed by construction at 9.3% and retail trade at 9.0%. Manufacturing and accommodation and food services also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.7% and community and personal service workers at 14.7%.
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 White Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22769/white-hills/topic/employment