5.6% ▼ -36.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bray Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bray Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few people in Bray Park are working or looking for work compared to other similar areas. Only 51% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is a defining feature of the local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Australian average at 48.4%. While the unemployment rate of 5.6% is about the same as the state and national figures, it is much higher than in most similar areas.
51.0% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.4% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 21.9%. Retail trade follows at 10.6%, with education and training making up 9.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common type of worker at 16.5%, closely followed by professionals at 16.1%. Community and personal service roles account for another 15.2% of jobs.
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/sal/SAL10549/bray-park/topic/employment