4.2% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brunswick East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brunswick East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all working residents in Brunswick East are professionals, marking it as a highly skilled hub. The area has a very strong connection to the workforce, with a far higher proportion of adults employed or seeking work than across Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 77.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 65.4%, though the 4.2% unemployment rate is higher than most similar areas.
77.8% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 77.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry at 16.5%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 13.2%, and education and training at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 45.5% of the workforce, followed by managers at 15.8%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.2%, while community and personal service workers make up 8.5% of the 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 Brunswick East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20362/brunswick-east/topic/employment