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Blacktown · Sub-region (SA3)

Jobs & Industry in Blacktown

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Full-time employment in Blacktown has dropped by 11 percentage points since 2011, reflecting a shifting local job market. While many people find work in health care and professional roles, the area faces a challenge with an unemployment rate of 6.3%, which is much higher than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Blacktown, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Blacktown sits — Unemployment rate

6.3% ▼ -10.1%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Blacktown — higher than 80% of areas.

Blacktown6.3%
Greater Sydney 5.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 58.0%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time work has fallen since 2011, and the unemployment rate remains a little above the state and national averages.

Unemployment rate

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6.3% ▼ -10.1%

Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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58.0% ▼ -6.6%

Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.0% ▼ -16.0%

Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

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 15.3%, followed by retail trade at 9.9% and transport and warehousing at 8.8%. Manufacturing and construction also employ significant numbers of local workers.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%, with 15.0% in clerical and administrative roles. Other common jobs include machinery operators and drivers (12.0%) and technicians and trades (11.4%).

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Blacktown — Professionals leads at 23%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (15%) and Machinery operators & drivers (12%).

Professionals 22.2% Clerical & administrative 15.0% Machinery operators & drivers 12.0% Technicians & trades 11.4% Community & personal service 10.3% Managers 9.8% Labourers 9.4% Sales workers 7.5%

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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11601/blacktown/topic/employment