3.2% ▲ —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blighty · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blighty
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 58.2% of workers in Blighty, making it the dominant industry for the area. This is a hardworking community where 68.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 69.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, a rate far above both the state and national figures. Unemployment is 3.2%, which is a little below the typical Australian rate of 5.1%.
68.8% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.2% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Farming, forestry and fishing are the main employers here, accounting for 58.2% of jobs. Other common industries include education and training at 6.6%, and finance and insurance at 5.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation for 45.1% of workers. Labourers make up 14.3% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative staff account for 12.1%.
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 Blighty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10411/blighty/topic/employment