5.7% ▲ —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Red Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Red Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Red Hill than in most other areas. This active workforce is backed by a strong full-time employment rate of 60%, which is slightly above the national figure. However, the local unemployment rate of 5.7% is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 71.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the Australian average of 61.1%. This is a high level of activity, though the unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
71.6% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.8%
- 2016: 76.7%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with retail trade being the most common at 18%. Construction, wholesale trade, and transport and warehousing each account for 12% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22%. Sales workers are also common at 16%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14% 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 Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51285/red-hill/topic/employment