4.6% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balmain · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Balmain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Balmain fell by 4.6 percentage points between 2011 and 2021, though it remains a professional hub. The area is now defined by a highly active workforce, with 68.3% of adults working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure at 65.6%, while the unemployment rate of 4.6% is about the same as the rest of Australia.
68.3% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 18.2%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, education and training at 10.2%, and finance and insurance at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 43.1% of roles, followed by managers at 21.7%. Clerical and administrative workers account for 10.6% of occupations, while community and personal service roles sit at 6.6%.
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 Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10004/balmain/topic/employment