3.8% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blaxland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blaxland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Blaxland are working or looking for work than in most other similar areas. Around 62.8% of the adult population are active in the labour force, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This creates a productive local workforce with a low unemployment rate of 3.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below both the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.2%, which is about the same as the typical experience across New South Wales.
62.8% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for locals at 15.8%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.9%. Construction and public administration also make up a significant part of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.7%. This is followed by managers at 14% and clerical or administrative staff at 13.7%.
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 Blaxland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10406/blaxland/topic/employment