9.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brandy Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Brandy Creek than in the rest of the country. While 72.1% of adults are in the labour force, the area also faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 9.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 65.5%. However, the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 9.7%, which is well above the 5.1% seen across Australia.
72.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78.7%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction (17.2%) and transport and warehousing (15.5%) being the most common industries. Health care and social assistance follow at 13.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.1%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 22.4%. Managers and clerical staff each account for 17.2% of the local workforce.
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 Brandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30360/brandy-creek/topic/employment