5.5% ▼ -36.4%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broken Hill · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Broken Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A jump of 11 percentage points in full-time employment since 2011 defines the current job market in Broken Hill. While more adults are now working or looking for work than a decade ago, the area still sees a lower share of its population in the workforce compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 61.6% of the workforce in these roles. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 51.9%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
51.9% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 61.6%
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 21.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.9%. Mining also plays a significant role, employing 10.8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and community and personal service workers are the most common roles, each making up about 16% of the workforce. Technicians and trades people follow closely at 15.5%.
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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113003/broken-hill/topic/employment