0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bridge Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the current job market in Bridge Creek, where a surprisingly high number of adults are working or looking for work. While the local workforce is very active, few residents hold full-time positions compared to the rest of the state.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 68.8% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. However, full-time employment is far below Victoria's 59.2%, sitting at only 39.4%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
39.4% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 15.2%, followed by public administration and safety at 12.1% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 19.7%, while sales workers make up 16.7% and clerical and administrative staff account for 15.2% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bridge Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20332/bridge-creek/topic/employment