10.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blackville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blackville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 62% of workers in Blackville are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While full-time work is far more common here than in the rest of the state, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 10.5%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This contrast is sharp because 70% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure far above the 58.9% seen across Australia.
53.3% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy, employing 62% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow as the next most common industry at 8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the local workers are managers, making up 46% of occupations. Labourers account for another 32%, while clerical and administrative roles make up 10%.
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 Blackville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10397/blackville/topic/employment