0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blue Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blue Mountain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment defines the workforce in Blue Mountain, where the typical worker is employed full-time. This is a sparsely populated area where most of the few people working are found in farming and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Despite this, those who are in the workforce are mostly in full-time roles, matching the national trend.
38.6% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 77.8% of the workforce. Education and training follow at 18.5%, with mining accounting for 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workers in Blue Mountain are managers, making up 55.6% of occupations. Labourers account for another 22.2% 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 Blue Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30290/blue-mountain/topic/employment