5.0% ▼ -38.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blackwall · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blackwall
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Blackwall than in most similar areas. The local workforce is smaller than typical, with only 53.2% of adults active in the labour market. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53% of residents have full-time jobs, which is much lower than most areas and well below the NSW figure of 58%. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is higher than most similar areas, though about the same as the national rate.
53.2% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 53.0%
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 here at 16.0%. Other significant sectors include construction at 13.9% and retail trade at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%. This is followed by technicians and trades people at 16.6% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.8%.
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 Blackwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10398/blackwall/topic/employment