Blacktown City

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

90,712 people or 51.9% of Blacktown City's resident workers (All industries) have a tertiary qualification.

The local resident workers include all employed people who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. In other words, it is the people who live locally and therefore have the potential to work locally and is an important resource for the local economy. Their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. % New South Walesnumber%. % New South Wales2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)174,929100.0100.0151,469100.0100.0+23,460
Males92,54952.951.582,47554.552.6+10,074
Females82,37847.148.568,99345.547.4+13,385
Age structure
15 - 24 years23,78913.613.822,42714.814.0+1,362
25 - 54 years124,77771.365.7106,42070.366.6+18,357
55 - 64 years21,30512.215.318,94612.515.0+2,359
65 years and over5,0552.95.13,6782.44.3+1,377
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance25,81314.814.419,20412.712.5+6,609
Retail trade17,45310.09.016,03910.69.7+1,414
Transport, postal and warehousing14,2158.14.611,4417.64.7+2,774
Top three occupations
Professionals41,58323.825.828,79919.023.6+12,784
Clerical and administrative workers26,62715.213.024,78116.413.8+1,846
Machinery operators and drivers19,33511.16.016,60011.06.1+2,735
Hours worked
Full time104,44259.758.0102,39767.663.1+2,045
Part time66,74738.240.345,43530.034.9+21,312
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree71,36740.838.445,50530.032.6+25,862
Advanced diploma or diploma19,34511.111.017,25511.411.2+2,090
Certificate level30,99217.721.331,53720.822.2-545
No qualifications48,73427.927.052,44934.631.1-3,715
Individual Income
Less than $50016,6639.511.5--------
$500 -$1,999124,67571.364.9--------
$2,000 or more32,02018.322.7--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car76,72543.946.699,59165.862.1-22,866
Public Transport10,0205.74.029,84919.715.9-19,829
Bicycle2010.10.42920.20.7-91
Walked only1,2310.72.51,7151.13.9-484
Other Characteristics
Born overseas100,16157.333.977,04350.932.7+23,118
Speaks a language other than English at home90,89752.027.168,77145.426.2+22,126
Arrived between 2016 and August 202115,3828.86.1--------

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