3.3% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balgowlah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Balgowlah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a third of workers in Balgowlah are professionals, making it a highly skilled hub for the Northern Beaches. The area is marked by a strong work ethic, with a much larger proportion of adults employed or seeking work than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the state average, while the unemployment rate of 3.3% is a little below both the state and national figures.
68.0% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 17.6%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance (11.3%), finance and insurance (9.9%), and education and training (8.8%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals (36.1%) and managers (23.7%). Other common roles include clerical and administrative workers (11.1%), community and personal service workers (7.9%), and sales workers (7.9%).
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 Balgowlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10154/balgowlah/topic/employment