5.5% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brooklyn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brooklyn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work ethic defines Brooklyn, where 69.4% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, meaning more people here are active in the workforce than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 67.4%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. However, the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is higher than most similar areas.
69.4% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.4% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in Brooklyn work across a variety of sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 11.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.0% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.6%.
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 Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20352/brooklyn/topic/employment