51.0% ▲ +1701.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 51.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balgo · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Balgo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 46 percentage point gap separates Balgo from the rest of the state and nation in terms of unemployment. While full-time employment has risen to 58.1% since 2011, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has dropped to 42.7%. This creates a challenging job market where half of those seeking work are currently unemployed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is among the highest for areas like this at 51%, a figure that rose 48 points since 2011. This stands in stark contrast to the state and national figures of 5.1%.
42.7% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the main employer for 36.5% of the workforce, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.9% and retail trade at 13.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are most common at 28.4%, with community and personal service workers making up 18.9% of the local 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 Balgo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522001/balgo/topic/employment