3.5% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blind Bight · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blind Bight
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 65% of adults in Blind Bight are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This high level of activity is supported by a strong full-time employment rate that sits above most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most areas, with 65.9% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the Victorian rate of 62.4%, and the unemployment rate of 3.5% is a little below the national figure.
65.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 21.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.0%. Other notable sectors include manufacturing at 9.4% and retail trade at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.5%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.3%, with labourers and community service workers each accounting for around 11% of the 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 Blind Bight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20260/blind-bight/topic/employment