7.1% ▼ -44.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brewarrina · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Brewarrina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of working residents support Brewarrina, but those in the workforce are more likely to have full-time roles than people elsewhere. While 67.7% of workers are in full-time positions, only 44.5% of adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure, falling by 9.3 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is a little above the national rate at 7.1%, though this is much lower than it was in 2011.
44.5% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.7% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 23.5%, followed by education and training at 18.4% and health care and social assistance at 15.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%, while community and personal service workers account for 17.0% 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 Brewarrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11200/brewarrina/topic/employment