4.4% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balranald · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Balranald
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Balranald, where 24.2% of the workforce is employed in these fields. The area has a strong focus on full-time work, though a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, with 63.5% of the workforce in full-time roles. However, only 54.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
54.2% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
About a quarter of the workforce is in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 13.7%, and education and training at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest occupational group at 17.5%, followed closely by managers at 17.3%. Community and personal service workers account for another 13.8% 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 Balranald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10169/balranald/topic/employment