0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ballengarra · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the workforce in Ballengarra, where more adults are working or looking for work than in most other similar areas. While job security is high, full-time employment is far below the national figure, with only 34.6% of the population in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time work is far below the state average at just 34.6%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
69.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
34.6% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 25.0%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 19.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four locals works as a manager, while technicians, trades, and community or personal service workers each make up 21.2% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Ballengarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10161/ballengarra/topic/employment