3.4% ▼ -50.3%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ballina · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Ballina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small unemployment rate of 3.4% defines the local job market in Ballina, though it has far fewer full-time roles than the national average. While more people have joined the workforce since 2011, the area struggles to match the full-time employment levels seen across New South Wales.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51% of the workforce ever holds a full-time job, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This follows a downward trend, as full-time work fell 3.4 points since 2011, even though the total number of adults working or looking for work rose to 55.5%.
55.5% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 51.0%
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 18.6%, followed by education and training at 10.7%. Retail trade and construction also play large roles, each employing around 10% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%, with managers and technicians and trades both sitting at around 13.9%. Community and personal service workers also represent a significant share at 13.5%.
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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1003/ballina/topic/employment