5.3% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seven Hills · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Seven Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little more than 60% of adults in Seven Hills are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the New South Wales average. While the local unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than most areas, it has fallen since 2011. The workforce is led by a strong presence in health care and professional services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is up 3.8 points since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 59.3%, a little above the state figure, though this has dropped 1.7 points over the last decade.
60.7% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 59.3%
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 for local workers at 16.0%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 9.5% and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.9%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.0%, with managers accounting for 13.0% of the 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 Seven Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10074/seven-hills/topic/employment