0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balmattum · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Balmattum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the local workforce in Balmattum. Most residents are active in the economy, though the typical work arrangement differs from the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than across Australia, at 73.4%. However, the proportion of people in full-time jobs is far below the Victorian figure, sitting at 48.7%.
73.4% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 73.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.7% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the workforce (47.4%) works in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Construction is the next biggest employer at 12.8%, followed by retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the local workers are managers, making it the most common occupation by far. Technicians, trades, and labourers each make up 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 Balmattum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20118/balmattum/topic/employment