4.2% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ballina · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Ballina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Ballina compared to the rest of the country. Only 46.8% of people have full-time jobs, which is far below the national figure and marks a drop of 4.5 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 56.7% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is lower than most areas and has fallen 3.0 points over the last decade.
56.7% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.8% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 46.8%
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 16.6%, followed by accommodation and food at 10.7% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%, while managers account for 15.3% and technicians and tradespeople make up 13.8% 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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10003/ballina/topic/employment