4.0% ▼ -58.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ballina · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ballina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Ballina, where 22.2% of workers are in this sector. While many people work here, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure. This creates a local job market that is smaller than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 49.8%, though the 4.0% unemployment rate is about the same as the NSW average.
42.8% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the large health care sector, retail trade is the next biggest industry at 11.9%, followed by accommodation and food services at 10.7%. Construction and education also employ significant numbers of local workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%, followed closely by community and personal service staff at 16.3%. Technicians, trades, and labourers also represent large shares of the local 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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10163/ballina/topic/employment