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Blue Mountain Heights · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Blue Mountain Heights

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

A high number of adults in Blue Mountain Heights are working or looking for work, with 63.5% of the population active in the labour force. This is much higher than most similar areas. While full-time employment has dipped over the last decade, the local unemployment rate remains low at 3.3%.

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📍 Blue Mountain Heights, Urban Centre

Where Blue Mountain Heights sits — Unemployment rate

3.3% ▲ +26.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Blue Mountain Heights — lower than 73% of areas.

Blue Mountain Heights3.3%
4350, QLD 5.5%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. While full-time work fell by 6.3 points since 2011 to 58.9%, the overall number of adults working or looking for work rose to 63.5%.

Unemployment rate

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3.3% ▲ +26.9%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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63.5% ▲ +7.8%

Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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58.9% ▼ -9.7%

Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Education and training is the most common industry at 17.9%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 17.3%. Other main employers include professional and technical services, which account for 10.6% of jobs.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 34.3%, which aligns with the high number of people working in education, health, and technical fields. Managers and clerical staff make up 17.1% and 15% of the workforce respectively.

Occupations people work in

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In Blue Mountain Heights, the largest group is Professionals at 35%, followed by Managers (17%) and Clerical & administrative (15%).

Professionals 34.3% Managers 17.1% Clerical & administrative 15.0% Community & personal service 13.2% Technicians & trades 9.3% Sales workers 5.1% Labourers 2.8% Machinery operators & drivers 2.4%

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 Blue Mountain Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321017/blue-mountain-heights/topic/employment