4.6% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balcatta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Balcatta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Balcatta, where 13.3% of employees work in this field. This is a busy employment hub where 61% of people hold full-time roles, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national rates.
62.6% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several key sectors, with construction (11.3%) and retail trade (10.9%) following health care as the biggest employers. Education and training and professional services each employ around 8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 22.1%. Technicians and trades workers make up 14.7% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative staff account for 14.5%.
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 Balcatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50053/balcatta/topic/employment