6.0% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blue Haven · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blue Haven
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 6.0% marks the job market in Blue Haven, which is much higher than most similar areas. While a typical share of adults are working or looking for work, far fewer people here have full-time roles compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 52.4%, and the unemployment rate is a little above the state's 4.9%.
60.9% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 52.4%
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 for local workers at 17.2%, followed by retail trade at 14.4% and construction at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by technicians and trades and community and personal service workers, who both make up 15.5% of occupations. Labourers and clerical roles also represent significant shares at 13.6% and 12.6% respectively.
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 Blue Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10414/blue-haven/topic/employment