2.5% ▼ -54.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blampied · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blampied
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 50.9% of workers in Blampied are employed full-time, a figure well below the national average. While most adults are not in full-time roles, the local job market remains strong with very few people out of work. This creates a professional landscape where a high proportion of the workforce holds management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victorian figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate is only 2.5%, which is lower than most areas and well below the national rate of 5.1%.
59.8% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 22.4% of jobs. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 11.2%, while manufacturing and health care both sit at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.8%, followed by professionals at 19%. Technicians, trades, and labourers each account for 13.8% 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 Blampied [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20259/blampied/topic/employment