3.8% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brisbane Grove · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are in full-time work here than in most similar areas, making Brisbane Grove a place with high employment levels. A strong 61.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the state average. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the national and state figures.
3.8% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.0% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employer is health care and social assistance at 15.8%, followed by construction at 14.5% and public administration and safety at 11.8%. Agriculture and retail trade both employ 7.9% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades, and clerical and administrative staff, who each account for 13.2% of jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Brisbane Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10574/brisbane-grove/topic/employment