3.3% ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balmoral · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Balmoral
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines Balmoral, where 69% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Most residents find steady work, with an unemployment rate of 3.3% which is a little below the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far above the New South Wales average. Full-time employment sits at 59.6%, which is a little above the state figure.
69.0% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in manufacturing at 15% and construction at 14.2%. Retail trade and health care also employ around 10% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%. Professionals follow at 15%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.1% of jobs.
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 Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10168/balmoral/topic/employment