3.6% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hill Top · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Hill Top
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Hill Top are working or looking for work than in 2011, with this figure climbing by 16 percentage points to 69.8%. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.8% of adults are in the workforce, a rate far above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment has remained steady since 2011 at 59.5%, while the unemployment rate has fallen slightly to 3.6%.
69.8% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common at 13.2%. Retail trade and health care and social assistance each account for 12.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.3%. Professionals, machinery operators, drivers and labourers each represent 11.6% 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 Hill Top [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115080/hill-top/topic/employment