5.3% ▼ -43.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blairmount · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blairmount
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Blairmount are working or looking for work than in the past, with only 54.5% active in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While health care and clerical roles are common, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than in most areas, and full-time employment at 56.3% is a little below the national average.
54.5% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.9%, followed by manufacturing at 11.3% and retail trade at 9.4%. Finance and insurance and transport and warehousing also employ a notable share of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 16.9%. Professionals, technicians and trades, and labourers each make up around 15% to 16% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers account for 11.9%.
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 Blairmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10400/blairmount/topic/employment