5.4% ▼ -33.5%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broken Hill and Far West · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Broken Hill and Far West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Broken Hill and Far West compared to the rest of the country. Only 51.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is nearly 10 percentage points below the national figure. However, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than people in other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62.9%, though this has fallen slightly since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, but represents a drop from 8.2% a decade ago.
51.4% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 62.9%
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 20.3%. Retail trade and mining both employ 10.0% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are professionals at 16.1% and community and personal service workers at 15.8%. Technicians and trades make up 14.3% of jobs, while managers and labourers each account for around 11% to 12% of the workforce.
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 and Far West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10502/broken-hill-and-far-west/topic/employment