3.0% ▼ -44.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Black Head · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Black Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Black Head, where about 24% of employees hold these roles. The area has a small workforce, with only 34% of adults working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 34% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 50%, though the 3% unemployment rate is a little lower than the state and national figures.
34.0% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers here are health care and social assistance at 17.1%, followed by education and training at 14.3% and construction at 12.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from professionals, a fair number of residents work as clerical and administrative staff (14.3%) or as technicians and trades people (14.0%).
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 Black Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10383/black-head/topic/employment