10.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Middle Brother · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Middle Brother
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tenth of the workforce is without a job in Middle Brother, reflecting a local employment landscape with significant challenges. While about 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, far fewer people here hold full-time roles compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 10.0%, which is well above the New South Wales and national figures. Full-time employment is also far below the state average, sitting at only 37.0%.
58.8% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
37.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Most people employed here work in other services (18.5%), retail trade (14.8%), and accommodation and food services (14.8%). No one works in mining or agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 29.6%, followed by technicians and trades at 25.9%. Managers and professionals account for 14.8% and 11.1% of the workforce respectively.
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 Middle Brother [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12612/middle-brother/topic/employment