7.1% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Balga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 7.1% marks the current job market in Balga, which is a little above both the state and national figures. While most adults are working or looking for work, the area faces more joblessness than most similar places. This reflects a workforce focused heavily on service and manual roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, a little below the Western Australian average of 60.2%.
61.0% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 17.4%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.4% and accommodation and food services at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 18.2% of the local workforce. This is followed by labourers at 15.9% and technicians and trades people at 14.9%.
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 Balga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50055/balga/topic/employment