2.0% ▼ -66.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balaclava · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Balaclava
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high proportion of adults in Balaclava are working or looking for work, at 66.4%. This is well above both the state and national figures, while the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas. Most people here hold steady, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with a rate well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The local unemployment rate is just 2.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
66.4% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.1%, followed closely by construction at 15.4% and retail trade at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.6%. Professionals follow at 14.0%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 13.7% 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 Balaclava [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10144/balaclava/topic/employment