6.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brayton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brayton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.3% marks the local job market in Brayton. While many residents hold steady full-time roles, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 6.3% is much higher than most similar areas and sits above both the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 56.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%.
56.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is split across several sectors, with Mining and Health care and social assistance both accounting for 17.6% of jobs. Other significant employers include Accommodation and food services at 12.1%, followed by Agriculture, forestry and fishing and Construction, which both sit at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.7%. Other common roles include Technicians and trades workers at 17.6%, and Community and personal service workers at 14.3%.
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 Brayton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10551/brayton/topic/employment