4.1% ▼ -76.8%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balmoral · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Balmoral
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive shift in the workforce has seen the number of adults working or looking for work in Balmoral jump 36 percentage points since 2011. This has turned the area into a high-activity hub where 69.3% of adults are now in the labour force. Most workers hold full-time roles, which is well above the state figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far above the New South Wales average at 69.3%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 61.7%, while the unemployment rate has fallen significantly since 2011 to 4.1%.
69.3% ▲ +110.5%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing being the most common industry at 13.4%. Construction and retail trade each account for 12.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.6%. Professionals, community and personal service workers, and clerical staff each represent 14.4% of the local jobs.
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 Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122011/balmoral/topic/employment