1.8% ▼ -52.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bright · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bright
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Part-time and casual work are common in Bright, where only 48.4% of adults are employed full-time. This is far below the national figure of 58.9%, reflecting a local economy driven by seasonal and service-based roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 55.6%. However, those who are in the workforce find jobs easily, with an unemployment rate of 1.8%, which is well below the 5.1% national figure.
55.6% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.4% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily focused on hospitality, with 20.6% of people working in accommodation and food services. Other common employers include retail trade at 9.6% and health care and social assistance at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, at 20.8% and 20.4% respectively. Technicians and trades people follow at 14.8% of the workforce.
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 Bright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20336/bright/topic/employment