1.7% ▼ -60.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bellbrae · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Bellbrae, where 17% of employed residents work in this field. The area has a very low unemployment rate of 1.7%, which is well below the national figure. However, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment at 52.7% is also well below the national average.
1.7% ▼ -60.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
47.3% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from construction, the biggest employers are health care and social assistance at 12.9%, followed by education and training at 9.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.1%, while managers make up 21.1% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bellbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20195/bellbrae/topic/employment