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Jobs & Industry in Brodies Plains

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer people are working or looking for work in Brodies Plains than in most similar areas. The local jobless rate is a striking 18.5%, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 Brodies Plains, Suburb / Locality

Where Brodies Plains sits — Unemployment rate

18.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brodies Plains — higher than 99% of areas.

Brodies Plains18.5%
2360, NSW 6.0%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 50.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average at just 35.7%.

Unemployment rate

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18.5% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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50.9% —

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 21.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.9%.

Industries people work in

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In Brodies Plains, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 33%, followed by Health care & social assistance (28%) and Education & training (22%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 21.4% Health care & social assistance 17.9% Education & training 14.3% Administrative & support 10.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.1%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 28.6%.

Occupations people work in

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Brodies Plains splits fairly evenly between Managers (26%) and Community & personal service (24%), with Professionals at 18%.

Managers 32.1% Community & personal service 28.6% Professionals 21.4% Technicians & trades 21.4% Labourers 17.9%

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 Brodies Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10583/brodies-plains/topic/employment