4.6% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blackburn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blackburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Steady employment patterns have shaped Blackburn since 2011, with a strong workforce that now sees more adults working or looking for work than in most similar areas. A high number of local residents hold professional and managerial roles, reflecting a well-qualified community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is 4.6%, this is about the same as the Victorian average.
64.8% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry here at 14.7%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.4%. Education and training also employ a significant 11% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 37.2%, with managers accounting for another 15.7%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.1%.
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 Blackburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20252/blackburn/topic/employment