5.0% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hillwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hillwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 59.5% of adults in Hillwood are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the state average. While the local employment rate is steady, full-time work is less common here than in most other Australian areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.5% of adults are in the workforce, though full-time employment at 54.6% is well below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is higher than most similar areas.
59.5% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.7%, followed by education and training at 12.4%. Construction and manufacturing also employ about 10% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.0%. Technicians and trades people follow at 18.9%, while managers and clerical staff each account for around 14% of jobs.
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 Hillwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60275/hillwood/topic/employment