3.7% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brighton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Brighton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Brighton are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. This is a high-earning professional hub where 36.9% of workers are professionals, though the local unemployment rate of 3.7% is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is around 58.3%, which is about the same as the national figure.
59.4% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 17.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles and managers make up the bulk of the workforce, accounting for 36.9% and 26.1% of all occupations respectively.
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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011169/brighton/topic/employment