3.5% ▼ -39.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bruthen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bruthen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Bruthen compared to most similar areas. Only 52.1% of the workforce are in full-time roles, which is well below the national figure. While unemployment is low at 3.5%, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is also lower than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Australian figure. This is lower than Victoria's 62.4%, though the unemployment rate remains a little below the state and national figures.
59.2% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.8%, followed by construction at 10.1% and public administration and safety at 9.0%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training each employ 7.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 18.9%. Other major occupations include technicians and trades at 16.5%, managers at 14.6%, professionals at 13.0%, and labourers at 11.2%.
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 Bruthen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20364/bruthen/topic/employment