4.9% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ballarat · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Ballarat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health and social care are the primary drivers of employment in Ballarat, with nearly one in five workers in these fields. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the share of people in full-time roles has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas. However, full-time employment sits at 55.8%, which is well below the national figure and has fallen 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
59.7% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.8%
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 19.3%, followed by education and training at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.3%. Construction and food services also make up significant portions of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.9%. Other common jobs include community and personal services at 14.0%, technicians and trades at 13.6%, and clerical or administrative work at 12.3%.
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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL203001/ballarat/topic/employment