6.2% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bellingen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bellingen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in full-time work in Bellingen than in most similar areas. Only 43.5% of residents hold full-time jobs, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%. This contributes to a local job market where a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Overall, only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
55.4% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.5% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 21.8%, followed by education and training at 12.3%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.2% and accommodation and food services at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 30.0% of workers. Other frequent roles include community and personal service workers at 15.2% and technicians and trades people at 12.0%.
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 Bellingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10273/bellingen/topic/employment