0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blakebrook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blakebrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate makes Blakebrook a standout area for local jobs. Most adults here are active in the workforce, with a very high proportion of residents working full-time compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This high activity is reflected in the 64.9% of residents in full-time roles, a figure well above the same national average of 58.9%.
70.4% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance both accounting for 14.3% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 11.7%, while professional and technical roles make up 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 20.8%. Technicians and trades workers make up 19.5% of the workforce, followed by managers at 15.6%.
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 Blakebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10401/blakebrook/topic/employment