2.7% ▼ -89.4%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balingup · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Balingup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge drop in the unemployment rate from 25% in 2011 to just 2.7% in 2021 marks the biggest shift in Balingup's local job market. While job security has improved, the proportion of people working or looking for work remains far below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 and sits at 50.9%, well below the national average.
45.6% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry here at 14.8%, followed by education and training at 12% and accommodation and food services at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across several roles, with managers being the most common at 18.5%, while professionals, technicians, and trades each make up 16.7% of 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 Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522002/balingup/topic/employment