2.9% ▼ -51.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brightwaters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brightwaters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Brightwaters than in most similar areas. Only 51.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is mirrored in full-time employment, which is also much lower than typical areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 2.9%, which is a little below the 5.1% national figure. However, full-time employment is well below the state average, sitting at 52.7%.
51.5% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.9% and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 16.2% of jobs. Technicians and trades follow closely at 15.4%.
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 Brightwaters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10567/brightwaters/topic/employment