6.7% ▼ -57.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blue Knob · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blue Knob
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job opportunities in Blue Knob have shifted over the last decade, though employment remains low. Only 31.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low workforce participation is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.7%, which is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment levels are among the lowest of similar areas. Only 27.1% of people have full-time jobs, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58%.
31.3% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
27.1% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food services being the most common at 13.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 27.1%, while technicians and trades make up 18.6% of the local workforce.
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 Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10415/blue-knob/topic/employment