6.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bray Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bray Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Bray Park, where 14.9% of employees work in this field. While the area's workforce is roughly in line with state and national figures, the unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63% of adults are working or looking for work, a little above the national figure. This is a decline from 2011, and full-time employment has also fallen by 5.9 percentage points over the last decade.
63.0% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, retail trade is the next biggest employer at 11%, followed by construction at 10.1%. Manufacturing and public administration also employ around 7% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest occupational group at 17%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.9%, with professionals accounting for 14.6% 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 Bray Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031391/bray-park/topic/employment