7.7% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Birmingham Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Birmingham Gardens
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 Birmingham Gardens, where 16.8% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most areas, a much higher share are unemployed compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 7.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas, and full-time employment is far below the state average at 45.5%.
64.1% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.5% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The main industries providing jobs are health care and social assistance at 16.8%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.3% and retail trade at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.5%, while community and personal service workers make up 17.5% 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 Birmingham Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10376/birmingham-gardens/topic/employment