Towns in Ballarat and surrounding areas include Ararat, Stawell, St Arnaud, Bannockburn, Linton, Daylesford, Creswick, Clunes, Hepburn Springs, Trentham, Bacchus Marsh and Ballan.
Key industries
Ballarat is a large area that covers a cross-section of major industries including agriculture (wool, meat, dairy, horticulture, viticulture, olives, cereals, grain and poultry), manufacturing (automotive, footwear, food processing, machinery and equipment and clothing and textiles), hospitality and tourism (wineries, natural springs and state forests) and retail trade.
If you are looking for work locally, keep in mind that businesses need to employ people with a range of skills to service their industries - agriculture businesses don't just hire people with agriculture qualifications and skills, just as manufacturing companies need to fill a lot more jobs than just process workers.
Jobs and employment fact sheets
Find out more about the industries and employment opportunities in the Ballarat area from these fact sheets. Fact sheets are grouped according to local council areas:
Ararat Rural City Council (RTF, 319 KB)
City of Ballarat (RTF, 320 KB)
Golden Plains Shire (RTF, 325 KB)
Shire of Hepburn (RTF, 320 KB)
Shire of Moorabool (RTF, 318 KB)
Shire of Pyrenees (RTF, 318 KB)
Employment services
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