5.7% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blacksmiths · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blacksmiths
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Blacksmiths than in most similar areas. Only 52.4% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 5.7%. This suggests a local workforce that is smaller and more unstable than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 54.5%. This is consistent with the fact that only 52.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than in most other areas.
52.4% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 15.0%, followed by construction at 13.0% and retail trade at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.7%, while professionals account for 15.1% of the 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 Blacksmiths [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10395/blacksmiths/topic/employment