4.5% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ballarat · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Ballarat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Ballarat compared to most similar areas. The local workforce is smaller than the state and national figures, with only 57.8% of adults active in the labour market. This reflects a local economy where a smaller proportion of the population is employed compared to the rest of Victoria.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 55.5%, a rate that has fallen 3.2 points since 2011. However, the unemployment rate has improved over the last decade, falling to 4.5%, which is about the same as the national average.
57.8% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Ballarat at 17.6%, followed by construction at 9.9% and education and training at 9.8%. Retail trade and manufacturing also make up significant portions of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common workers in the area at 20.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.5%, and community and personal service workers at 13.2%.
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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/201/ballarat/topic/employment