3.0% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Balgowlah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Balgowlah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in North Balgowlah than in most other areas, reaching 70.4%. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The local workforce is largely employed in high-skilled professional and managerial roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 3.0%, which is a little below the national rate of 5.1%.
70.4% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 18.1%, followed by finance and insurance at 11.8%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance, and education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 35.3% of workers and managers accounting for 25.0%. Clerical and administrative staff represent 10.9% of the population.
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 North Balgowlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12991/north-balgowlah/topic/employment