7.5% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blacktown (East) - Kings Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Blacktown (East) - Kings Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Searching for work is more common in Blacktown (East) - Kings Park, where the unemployment rate is 7.5%. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment has also dropped significantly, falling 13 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, this is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. Only 55.2% of the population is employed full-time, which is well below the Australian average.
59.7% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.6%, followed by transport and warehousing at 11.2% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 14.7% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.4%.
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 Blacktown (East) - Kings Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011303/blacktown-kings-park/topic/employment