5.5% ▼ -33.4%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broken Hill · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Broken Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer in Broken Hill, with 21.8% of the workforce in this field. While full-time work is more common here than in most other areas, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 61.7%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the unemployment rate of 5.5% is higher than in most areas, despite falling from 8.3% in 2011.
52.0% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the biggest industries for workers are mining at 11.0% and retail trade at 10.8%. Accommodation and food services and education and training also employ a significant share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The job market is led by professionals (16.5%) and community and personal service workers (16.4%). Technicians and trades follow closely at 15.5%, while clerical and machinery roles each make up about 10% 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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11250/broken-hill/topic/employment