5.5% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Branxholme · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Branxholme
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong shift toward full-time work has defined Branxholme, where 62.3% of the workforce now holds full-time roles. This figure is well above the national average. The local economy is heavily anchored in agriculture, which employs far more people than in typical Australian towns.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the national figure at 61.9%, the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
61.9% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 40.3% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.6%, while retail trade accounts for 6.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.4%, followed by professionals at 15.7% and labourers at 14.5%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 9.4% of local jobs.
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 Branxholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20322/branxholme/topic/employment