5.0% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bracken Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bracken Ridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high percentage of adults in Bracken Ridge are in the workforce, with 66.6% working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, creating a community where most adults are active in the economy. While full-time employment is common, there is a notable presence of people seeking jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 66.6%. This is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%, though the unemployment rate of 5.0% is about the same as the national 5.1%.
66.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 59.2%
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 17.3%, followed by retail trade at 9.3% and construction at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%, while clerical and administrative roles are also common at 14.9%.
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 Bracken Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30353/bracken-ridge/topic/employment