2.8% → 0.0%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Belimbla Park · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Belimbla Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Belimbla Park compared to most similar areas. While 62.4% of adults are in the labour force, the number of people in full-time roles has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is very low at 2.8%, which is much lower than most areas and below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment is just 55.6%, placing it well below the Australian average.
62.4% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 18.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Education and training also employ a notable 9.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 16.5%, with professionals accounting for 14.8% of roles.
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 Belimbla Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121005/belimbla-park/topic/employment