7.4% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blackwall · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blackwall
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Blackwall than in the rest of the country. Only 46.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This gap is paired with an unemployment rate of 7.4%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the typical resident's employment is often full-time (56.3%), the overall jobless rate is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 5.9%. This reflects a community where fewer adults are active in the workforce compared to state and national trends.
46.5% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is spread across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance being the most common at 15.2% each. Retail trade accounts for 9.8% of jobs, while agriculture and manufacturing each make up 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent occupation at 18.8%. Technicians and trades follow closely at 17.9%, with community and personal service workers making up 17% of the 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 Blackwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60053/blackwall/topic/employment