6.6% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blackwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blackwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce is evident in Blackwood, where the unemployment rate has climbed to 6.6%. This is now a little above the national figure of 5.1%. While most adults are still working or looking for work, the area has a much lower share of full-time employees than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Australian figure. However, full-time employment is far below the Victorian average, sitting at 47.4% compared to 59.2% across the state.
60.6% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.4% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common at 14.2%. Public administration and safety, along with health care and social assistance, each account for 13.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.7%. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 15.8%, followed by managers and community and personal service workers who both sit at 13.7%.
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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20256/blackwood/topic/employment