3.8% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
Well above the national figure, 66.1% of adults in Brighton are working or looking for work. This high level of employment is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.8%, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.0%, though this is 4.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. Overall, the jobless rate is lower than in most other areas.
66.1% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Brighton are health care and social assistance at 15.6%, followed by education and training at 10.9% and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of the local workforce are professionals, which is the most common occupation. Managers, clerical workers, and technicians or tradespeople also make up significant shares 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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041042/brighton/topic/employment