4.2% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Black Range · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Black Range
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Black Range than in most similar areas. This active workforce is led by people in health care and construction, with 65.7% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 65.7%, which is well above both the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.9%, while the unemployment rate is 4.2%, about the same as the state and national averages.
65.7% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 16.5%, followed closely by construction at 15.6%. Retail trade employs 11% of the workforce, with accommodation and food services at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.3%. Professionals follow at 15.6%, with labourers accounting for 13.8% 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 Black Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10387/black-range/topic/employment