4.3% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Belmont North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Belmont North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Belmont North, where 19.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. Most residents are in steady work, with 61.3% of adults working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most areas. Full-time employment sits at 56.8%, a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
61.3% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers are health care and social assistance at 19.2%, followed by construction at 13.5% and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 18.8% of the local workforce, closely followed by technicians and trades at 18.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 13.9%.
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 Belmont North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10277/belmont-north/topic/employment