3.0% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Black Rock · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Black Rock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A lower unemployment rate than the state average defines the workforce in Black Rock. While 3% of people are jobless, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 5%, the area generally follows broader trends in employment. Most workers here are employed in high-skilled professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 56.9%, a little below the 59.2% seen across Victoria.
61.1% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for local workers at 14.2%. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.6%, with education and training making up 10.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 32.9% of jobs and managers accounting for 24.0%. Clerical and administrative positions follow at 12.2%.
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 Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20251/black-rock/topic/employment