7.1% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blacktown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blacktown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are unemployed in Blacktown than in most similar areas. While 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, this is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market faces challenges, with a typical unemployment rate of 7.1% which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is lower than in most areas, with 55.7% of the workforce in this role. This is well below the Australian figure of 58.9%.
57.2% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors in Blacktown are health care and social assistance at 15.3%, followed by transport and warehousing at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 19.9%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 14.8% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative jobs follow closely at 14.4%.
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 Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10396/blacktown/topic/employment