0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blakeville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blakeville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Blakeville, where 28% of employees work in that field. This is a highly active workforce with a typical employment rate well above the national figure. Most of the community is in steady, full-time work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 76% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is far above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This helps explain why 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work, while the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
68.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, a fifth of the workforce is employed in transport and warehousing. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a significant 12% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople are the most common workers at 32%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 24%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 16% of the local workforce.
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 Blakeville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20258/blakeville/topic/employment