6.8% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brassall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Brassall
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Brassall, where 16.4% of workers are found in this field. While full-time work is more common here than in most areas, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.9%, though this has fallen since 2011. However, the unemployment rate of 6.8% is much higher than most similar areas.
58.3% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 16.4%, followed by retail trade at 11.0% and education and training at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 15.2%, followed closely by technicians and trades and professionals, who each make up 14.9% of workers.
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 Brassall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031283/brassall/topic/employment