3.3% ▼ -45.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cape Bridgewater · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cape Bridgewater
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 24% of workers in Cape Bridgewater are managers, the most common job role in the area. While a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, a smaller share hold full-time positions compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 65.7% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 51.1%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.3%.
65.7% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.5%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 15.9%, followed by education and training at 13.6%. Agriculture, construction, and transport each account for 9.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from managers, professionals make up 20.5% of workers. Technicians and trades account for 13.6%, while community and personal service roles and clerical and administrative jobs each sit at 12.5%.
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 Cape Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20469/cape-bridgewater/topic/employment