4.0% ▼ -43.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Black Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Black Mountain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 53% of adults in Black Mountain are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. This reflects a local workforce that is much smaller than in most similar areas. While many are out of the workforce, those who are employed face an unemployment rate of 4%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, with only 47.6% of residents in full-time roles. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
53.0% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.6% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16.6%, followed by construction at 15.1% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%, while 18.2% of the workforce are technicians and tradespeople.
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 Black Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30267/black-mountain/topic/employment