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Blacktown City

Employment status

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174,933 people living in Blacktown City in 2021 were employed, of which 60% worked full-time and 26% part-time.

Blacktown City's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status. The levels of full or part-time employment, unemployment and labour force participation indicate the strength of the local economy and social characteristics of the population. Employment status is linked to a number of factors including Age Structure, which influences the number of people in the workforce; the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area and; the education and skill base of the population (Occupations, Industries, Qualifications).

The two most important measures are:

  • Unemployment rate - the number of people looking for work, as a percentage of the labour force (employed and unemployed over 15)
  • Participation rate - the labour force expressed as a percentage of the total population over 15

Please note that in the 2021 Census, due to the COVID pandemic and lockdowns in many areas, the proportion of people who were employed but away from work in the week before Census has increased. We have no information on whether these people were normally employed full or part time so this is shown separately.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Labour force status
Blacktown City - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)185,74960.660.0163,38562.861.6+22,364
Not in the labour force103,35833.734.683,74732.232.3+19,611
Labour force status not stated17,5475.75.413,1815.16.1+4,366
Total persons aged 15+306,654100.0100.0260,302100.0100.0+46,352
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Employment status
Blacktown City - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence)20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Employed174,93394.294.9151,47592.794.0+23,458
Employed full-time104,44356.255.5102,40562.761.2+2,038
Employed part-time46,30624.927.741,29925.328.2+5,007
Employed, away from work24,18413.011.77,7714.84.5+16,413
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)10,8165.85.111,9107.36.0-1,094
Looking for full-time work6,3593.42.96,6774.13.2-318
Looking for part-time work4,4572.42.15,2333.22.9-776
Total labour force185,749100.0100.0163,385100.0100.0+22,364
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of Blacktown City's labour force in 2021 was 185,749, of which 46,306 were employed part-time and 104,443 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Blacktown City in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion in employment, and a higher proportion unemployed. Overall, 94.2% of the labour force was employed, and 5.8% unemployed, compared with 94.9% and 5.1% respectively for Greater Sydney.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Blacktown City in 2021 shows that there was a higher proportion in the labour force (60.6%) compared with Greater Sydney (60.0%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people employed in Blacktown City showed an increase of 23,458, and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 1,094. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 22,364 or 13.7%.

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