4.3% ▼ -39.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Black Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Black Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Higher unemployment than most similar areas marks the local job market in Black Hill. While 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is lower than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is nearly the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment at 56.1% is well below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
60.6% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 at 18.7%, followed by education and training at 14.5%. Construction, retail trade, and professional services each employ around 8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14%, and technicians and tradespeople at 13.6%.
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 Black Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20249/black-hill/topic/employment