1.8% ▼ -52.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bright - Mount Beauty · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bright - Mount Beauty
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Bright - Mount Beauty are employed in accommodation and food services, the most common industry for the area. While unemployment is very low, fewer people are in full-time work compared to the state and national figures. This shift is clear over the last decade, as the proportion of full-time workers has fallen by 8.5 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most similar areas. The local unemployment rate is very low at 1.8%, falling 2 percentage points since 2011, but full-time employment is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
58.3% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.9% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Accommodation and food services lead the way at 18.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 9.7%. Education and training (9.3%), construction (8.5%), and retail trade (8.0%) also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 20.4%, with professionals making up 18.5% of workers. Other common jobs include technicians and trades at 15.4%, community and personal service workers at 12.6%, and labourers at 11.4%.
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 Bright - Mount Beauty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031069/bright-mount-beauty/topic/employment