2.3% ▼ -47.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blairgowrie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blairgowrie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Blairgowrie are working or looking for work, at just 45.3%. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, pointing to a local workforce that is much smaller than in other similar areas. Despite this, those who do work enjoy a low unemployment rate of 2.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Victorian average, with only 46.7% of residents in these roles. This mirrors the wider trend in the area, where the share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most other places.
45.3% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.7% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Blairgowrie at 15.0%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.2%. Retail trade and health care also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are professionals, while 20.1% are managers. Technicians and tradespeople make up 14.6% of the workforce, followed by sales and office roles.
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 Blairgowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20257/blairgowrie/topic/employment