5.0% ▼ -37.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Ballina · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Ballina
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 West Ballina than in most similar areas. Only 43.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This low level of employment is mirrored by a much lower rate of full-time work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.3% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 52.2%, while the unemployment rate is 5.0%, about the same as the national figure.
43.3% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.2% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 52.2%
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 19.1%. Other common industries include retail trade at 13.0% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 18.0%. Professionals follow at 15.1%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 14.1% of the workforce.
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 West Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14257/west-ballina/topic/employment