4.5% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Black · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Black
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Black have been working or looking for work since 2011, with this rate climbing 5.3 percentage points to 66.4%. This is well above both the state and national figures. While the workforce has grown, the proportion of full-time employees has barely changed over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
66.4% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Black at 18.2%. Other major sectors include education and training at 10.3%, and construction at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 14.7%, while technicians and trades account for 14.5% of occupations.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40003/black/topic/employment