3.3% ▼ -43.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brierfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brierfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Brierfield than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.3%, full-time work is far less common here than across Australia, with only 47.7% of people employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is far below the state average, trailing New South Wales by 10 percentage points.
57.3% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.7% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 47.7%
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 locals at 22.1%, followed by construction at 15.4%. Retail and education both account for 10.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%. Technicians and trades workers follow at 16.8%, while community and personal service roles account for 16.1% 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 Brierfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10565/brierfield/topic/employment