3.4% ▲ +160.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hinton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Hinton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher numbers of adults are working or looking for work in Hinton than in most similar areas. While 66.3% of adults are in the labour force, this is well above the national figure of 61.1%. It is a productive area where the unemployment rate of 3.4% remains a little below the New South Wales average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 58.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 15 percentage points since 2011.
66.3% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 81.4%
- 2016: 75.8%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 58.3%
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 (11.6%) and health care and social assistance (11.1%) being the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 18.1%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.6%. Community and personal service workers and clerical staff each make up 14.6% 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 Hinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122066/hinton/topic/employment