6.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bald Hills · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bald Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 29% of workers in Bald Hills are employed in health care and social assistance, the area's most common industry. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, a smaller share have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Victorian and national figures. However, the unemployment rate is 6.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
65.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the top industry at 28.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.9%. Manufacturing and construction both account for 15.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 20.3%, while professionals and labourers both make up 18.6% of the local 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 Bald Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20106/bald-hills/topic/employment