3.8% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balmain · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Balmain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults in Balmain are working or looking for work than in the national average. This professional hub sees 67.5% of adults in the workforce, a figure well above the Australian average of 61.1%. While full-time employment has dipped slightly since 2011, the area remains a high-performing employment hotspot.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.5% of adults active in the labour force. Full-time employment is especially strong at 67.0%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national level at 3.8%.
67.5% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.0% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is dominated by high-skill sectors, with professional and technical services making up 19.9% of jobs. Finance and insurance follow at 12.5%, while health care and social assistance account for 10.7% of employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common, accounting for 44.0% of jobs, alongside managers who make up 26.4%. This concentration of high-level roles is consistent with the area's strong showing in professional and financial industries.
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 Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120021387/balmain/topic/employment