Black Hill · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Black Hill

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

A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Black Hill compared to the rest of the country. Only 37.2% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is much lower than the figures for South Australia and the national average.

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Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Just 37.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the South Australian rate of 60% and the Australian average of 61.1%. This is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas.

37.2%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46.2%
  • 2021: 37.2%

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

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Mining at 29%, ahead of Public administration & safety (21%).

Industries people work in

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In Black Hill, Mining is the majority at 57%; Public administration & safety is next at 43%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Community & personal service at 36%, ahead of Labourers (36%).

Occupations people work in

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Black Hill splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (38%) and Labourers (38%), with Machinery operators & drivers at 23%.

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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40112/black-hill/topic/employment