3.4% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 striking gap exists between the employment rates in Red Hill and the rest of the country, where 63.7% of the workforce is employed full-time. This is well above the national figure. The area is characterised by a high proportion of professional and government roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 65.9% of adults in the labour force, which is well above the Australian average. While the unemployment rate of 3.4% is a little below the national figure, it is about the same as the ACT average.
65.9% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.7% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the largest employer in Red Hill, accounting for 26% of jobs. Other major industries include professional and technical services at 16.6% and health care and social assistance at 13.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.6%, followed by managers at 23.4%. These high-level roles outweigh clerical and administrative positions, which account for 10.4% 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 Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80112/red-hill/topic/employment