Balliang · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Balliang

Name: Jobs & Industry in Balliang — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Agriculture and fishing is the primary employer in Balliang, where 20.4% of the workforce is based in this sector. The area has a smaller proportion of full-time workers than most other regions, with only 54% of the population in full-time roles.

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📍 Balliang, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Working or looking for work is common for 58.5% of adults, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 54%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 20.4% of people. Other notable industries include health care and social assistance at 8.8%, followed by construction, transport and public administration, each accounting for 8%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Balliang — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 23%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (10%) and Construction (9%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 20.4% Health care & social assistance 8.8% Construction 8.0% Transport & warehousing 8.0% Public administration & safety 8.0% Manufacturing 6.2% Other services 6.2% Mining 4.4% Retail trade 4.4% Administrative & support 3.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Nearly a quarter of workers in Balliang are managers, making up 24.8% of the workforce. Professionals follow at 20.4%, while technicians, trades, and machinery operators each make up 13.3% of occupations.

Occupations people work in

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Balliang splits fairly evenly between Managers (25%) and Professionals (20%), with Technicians & trades at 13%.

Managers 24.8% Professionals 20.4% Technicians & trades 13.3% Machinery operators & drivers 13.3% Clerical & administrative 11.5% Labourers 8.0% Sales workers 5.3% Community & personal service 3.5%

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 Balliang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20115/balliang/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Balliang	4.1%
3340, VIC	4.0%
Victoria	5.0%
Australia	5.1%

Where Balliang sits — Unemployment rate