2.8% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Belimbla Park · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Low unemployment of 2.8% defines the working life of Belimbla Park, where more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. While the job market is strong, full-time roles are less common here than in the state or national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, the 55.6% of people in full-time work is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
2.8% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
62.4% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Belimbla Park at 18.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Education and training also make up a significant slice of the local workforce at 9.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 16.5%, with professionals and managers accounting for 14.8% and 12.7% respectively.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Belimbla Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10261/belimbla-park/topic/employment