4.3% ▼ -38.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blackstone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blackstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people hold full-time roles in Blackstone than in most similar areas, with 62% of the workforce in permanent positions. This provides a stable employment base for the community, though the local unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. Full-time employment is notably high at 62%, sitting well above the Australian average of 58.9%.
61.2% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 14.9% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 10.7%, while manufacturing, education and training, and construction each employ around 9% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.6%. Professionals account for 14.3%, followed closely by clerical and administrative roles at 13.7% and community and personal service workers at 13.4%.
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 Blackstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30279/blackstone/topic/employment