4.2% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Baulkham Hills · State Electorate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in Baulkham Hills than they were in 2011, though employment remains strong. The area sees 63.8% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 4.2%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011 to 61.3%, but this is still much higher than most areas. The proportion of adults working or looking for work is also higher than most areas, sitting 2.7 percentage points above the national figure.
4.2% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.8% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.0%. Professional and technical services follow at 12.3%, with education and training making up 9.3% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, accounting for 35.5% of jobs. Managers make up another 18.0% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative staff represent 15.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Baulkham Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10008/baulkham-hills/topic/employment