5.5% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broken Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Broken Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in Broken Hill compared to most similar areas. While the job market has improved since 2011, the local workforce is now marked by a high rate of full-time employment for those who are employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Among those employed, 61.7% have full-time roles—a rate well above the New South Wales figure of 58%.
52.0% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 21.8%, followed by mining at 11% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across several roles, with professionals (16.5%) and community and personal service workers (16.4%) being the most common 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/sa2/105021097/broken-hill/topic/employment