6.8% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blacktown - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Blacktown - West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.8% unemployment rate in Blacktown - West is much higher than most similar areas. Fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country, and the share of full-time employment has dropped significantly in recent years.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment fell by 9.8 percentage points since 2016 to 56.3%, a figure slightly below both the state and national averages.
56.1% —
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in health care and social assistance at 14.9%, followed by transport and warehousing at 10.2% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.5%, while clerical and administrative jobs make up 14.9% 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 Blacktown - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011561/blacktown-west/topic/employment