3.3% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hillston · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Hillston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of workers in Hillston have full-time jobs, a figure far above the national average. This creates a workforce where the majority of employees hold stable, full-time positions. While more people are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the local unemployment rate remains low at 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment rose to 69.6% since 2011, placing Hillston among the highest for this figure. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work fell by 9.7 points over the same period to 60.1%.
60.1% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 75.1%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.6% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 27.5% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.9%, and construction at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.9%. Managers and technicians or trades people also hold significant roles, at 14.4% and 12.8% respectively.
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 Hillston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115081/hillston/topic/employment