3.7% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balmoral · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Balmoral
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of working residents defines Balmoral, where 75.3% of adults are employed or seeking work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is dominated by professional roles and full-time employment, creating a workforce that is significantly more active than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 64%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59%. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, a little below the national average of 5.1%.
75.3% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.4%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 75.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry at 14.4%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.1%. Education and training also employ a notable 9.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 35.2%, while managers account for 20.4%. Clerical and administrative roles are the third most common, at 12.5%.
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 Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30132/balmoral/topic/employment