6.7% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blacktown · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Blacktown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.7% unemployment rate in Blacktown is a little above the national figure of 5.1% and much higher than most similar areas. The local job market has seen a shift over the last decade, with a significant drop in the proportion of people in full-time work. This reflects a workforce facing more challenges than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer people are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 57.2%. This is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%, and full-time employment has fallen 12 points since 2011.
57.2% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.1% and transport and warehousing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.5%, while 14.8% hold clerical and administrative roles and 13.5% work as machinery operators and drivers.
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 Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10010/blacktown/topic/employment