10.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Black Hills · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Black Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for those working in Black Hills, where 25.6% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area faces significant job challenges, with an unemployment rate of 10.0% that is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 10.0%, sitting well above the Tasmanian rate of 5.9%.
55.6% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the biggest employers are in retail trade at 18.6% and construction at 15.1%. Education and training account for 9.3% of jobs, while 7.0% work in electricity, gas, and water.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 19.8%, followed by sales workers at 17.4%. Professionals and technicians or trades people each account for 14.0% 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 Black Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60049/black-hills/topic/employment