4.2% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blackheath · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blackheath
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Blackheath than in most similar areas, with only 50.3% in the labour force. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Despite this, those who are seeking work find it at a rate similar to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.1% of residents are employed full-time, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
50.3% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.6%, followed by education and training at 13.0% and professional and technical services at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.4%, managers at 13.2%, and community and personal service workers at 12.2%.
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 Blackheath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10392/blackheath/topic/employment