5.7% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hilton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hilton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Hilton than in most similar areas, at 66.1%. This activity is offset by a 5.7% unemployment rate, which is much higher than most areas. While more people are active in the workforce, fewer are in full-time roles compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures. However, the typical full-time employment rate of 55.7% is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
66.1% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 19.1%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 9.3%, and both professional and technical services and education at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.3%. Technicians and trades workers follow at 14.4%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.2% 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 Hilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40595/hilton/topic/employment