4.9% ▼ -42.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Berrambool · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Berrambool
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller share of adults are working or looking for work in Berrambool compared to the rest of the country. Only 54.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is seen alongside a lower rate of full-time employment than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment stands at 55.0%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, about the same as the state and national figures.
54.4% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.5%, followed by retail trade at 13.3% and accommodation and food services at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.3%, while professionals account for 15.6% 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 Berrambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10311/berrambool/topic/employment