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Blowhard · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Blowhard

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Blowhard, where over a third of workers are in these fields. While 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is far below the national figure.

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📍 Blowhard, Suburb / Locality

Where Blowhard sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blowhard — lower than 99% of areas.

Blowhard0.0%
3352, VIC 2.8%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%. However, full-time work is far below the Victorian average of 59.2%, with only 44.4% of the workforce employed full-time.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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62.7% —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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44.4% —

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Farming and forestry lead the way for 35.6% of workers. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 20%, and professional and technical roles at 13.3%.

Industries people work in

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In Blowhard, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 39%, followed by Health care & social assistance (22%) and Professional & technical (15%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 35.6% Health care & social assistance 20.0% Professional & technical 13.3% Retail trade 8.9% Mining 6.7% Public administration & safety 6.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

A third of the workforce are managers, and 20% work in clerical or administrative roles. Community and personal service workers make up 17.8% of the local jobs.

Occupations people work in

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In Blowhard, the largest group is Managers at 30%, followed by Clerical & administrative (18%) and Community & personal service (16%).

Managers 33.3% Clerical & administrative 20.0% Community & personal service 17.8% Sales workers 11.1% Machinery operators & drivers 11.1% Professionals 8.9% Technicians & trades 8.9%

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 Blowhard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20261/blowhard/topic/employment