7.2% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Haliday Bay - Ball Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Haliday Bay - Ball Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Haliday Bay - Ball Bay (L) compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.7% of adults are in the workforce, which is 16 to 17 percentage points below state and national figures. This suggests a community with a high number of people who are retired or not in employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment stands at 57.5%, though this has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
44.7% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 25.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include construction at 9.7%, followed by health care, social assistance, and food and accommodation, each at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 22.4% of jobs, with machinery operators and drivers following at 17.9%. Sales workers account for 14.2%, while professionals and clerical staff each make up 9.7% of the workforce.
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 Haliday Bay - Ball Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322054/haliday-bay-ball-bay/topic/employment