6.2% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bellingen · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bellingen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of people work full-time in Bellingen compared to the rest of the country. Only 43% of adults are in full-time roles, which is 16 points below the national figure. This shift is part of a wider trend, as full-time employment has dropped 13 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 6.2%, a little above the national rate and up 1.2 points since 2011.
54.8% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.0% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 43.0%
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 23.3%, followed by education and training at 11.7% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of the local workforce are professionals, while 16.7% work in community and personal services.
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 Bellingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115014/bellingen/topic/employment