9.3% ▼ -34.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blackett · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blackett
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 20 percentage points separates Blackett from the national average in the number of adults working or looking for work. This area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 9.3% that is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with just 50.4% of the workforce in full-time roles.
41.5% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are transport and warehousing at 13.2% and health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Retail trade and manufacturing also employ a notable share of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one in four workers are machinery operators or drivers, making it the most common occupation at 24.4%. Labourers make up another 17.2% of the workforce, followed by community and personal service roles.
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 Blackett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10391/blackett/topic/employment