6.6% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ballarat East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ballarat East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Ballarat East compared to typical areas. This is a community where the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure of 5.1%, reaching 6.6%. These figures suggest a local job market that is currently struggling more than most other similar regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 52.5%, sitting well below the national average.
52.6% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 52.5%
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 18.5%, followed by education and training at 10.7%. Retail trade makes up 9.7% of local jobs, while construction and food services each account for over 8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23%. Community and personal service roles follow at 15.1%, with technicians and tradespeople making up 14.7% 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 Ballarat East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20112/ballarat-east/topic/employment