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Brighton - Pontville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Brighton - Pontville

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 Brighton - Pontville, where 15.8% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very active workforce with high employment levels and a low unemployment rate of 3.6%.

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📍 Brighton - Pontville, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Brighton - Pontville sits — Unemployment rate

3.6% ▼ -12.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Brighton - Pontville — lower than 78% of areas.

Brighton - Pontville3.6%
7030, TAS 6.9%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 70.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment is also common at 60.5%, well above the state average, while the unemployment rate remains slightly lower than both the state and nation.

Unemployment rate

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3.6% ▼ -12.5%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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70.4% ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.5% ▼ -3.0%

Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Aside from health care, construction is a major employer for 14.1% of the population. Other significant industries include retail trade at 10.9%, manufacturing at 8.1%, and public administration and safety at 7.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.4%, community and personal service workers at 13.8%, and labourers at 11.3%.

Occupations people work in

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Brighton - Pontville splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (19%) and Clerical & administrative (16%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Technicians & trades 18.6% Clerical & administrative 15.4% Community & personal service 13.8% Labourers 11.3% Sales workers 10.0% Managers 9.9% Professionals 9.8% Machinery operators & drivers 9.5%

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 - Pontville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011002/brighton-pontville/topic/employment