7.3% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Belmore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Belmore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Belmore than in most similar areas. The local unemployment rate is 7.3%, which is a little above both the state and national figures. This lack of employment is most visible in the full-time workforce, which is well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the 61.1% national average. Full-time employment is also low at 49.2%, which is well below the typical rate for Australia.
48.1% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in Belmore are in health care and social assistance at 13.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and construction at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22%, while 15.1% hold clerical and administrative roles. Other common jobs include community and personal service work at 12.5%.
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 Belmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10279/belmore/topic/employment