4.0% ▲ +194.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hilbert · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hilbert
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Hilbert compared to the rest of the state. About 77.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is 16 percentage points above the national figure. This strong activity is matched by a high rate of full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 67.5% of the workforce in full-time roles, well above the 58.9% national average. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
77.5% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.3%
- 2016: 77.5%
- 2021: 77.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.5% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 67.5%
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 14.3%, followed by construction at 10.3% and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.4%, with clerical and administrative staff following at 15.1%.
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 Hilbert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50636/hilbert/topic/employment