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Broken Hill · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Broken Hill

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Much lower numbers of adults are working or looking for work in Broken Hill compared to most similar areas. While the typical job is full-time, the local unemployment rate of 5.5% is higher than in most other areas. This creates a mixed employment landscape for the region.

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📍 Broken Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Broken Hill sits — Unemployment rate

5.5% ▼ -33.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Broken Hill — higher than 73% of areas.

Broken Hill5.5%
2880, NSW 5.4%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 52.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, those who are employed are more likely to be in full-time roles, with 61.8% of the workforce employed full-time.

Unemployment rate

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5.5% ▼ -33.3%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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52.1% ▲ +2.9%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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61.8% ▼ -1.7%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 21.7%, followed by mining at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.8%. Other key sectors include education and training and accommodation and food, each employing 8.4% of workers.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.4%, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 16.2%. Technicians and tradespeople also represent a significant portion of the local workforce at 15.4%.

Occupations people work in

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Broken Hill splits fairly evenly between Professionals (17%) and Community & personal service (17%), with Technicians & trades at 16%.

Professionals 16.4% Community & personal service 16.2% Technicians & trades 15.4% Clerical & administrative 10.5% Labourers 10.3% Machinery operators & drivers 10.2% Managers 9.9% Sales workers 8.8%

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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10589/broken-hill/topic/employment