5.6% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Branyan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Branyan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Branyan than in most similar areas. While 64.3% of adults are in the labour force, the area faces a challenge with an unemployment rate of 5.6%, which is much higher than in most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.8%. This is higher than most similar areas, though the local unemployment rate remains much higher than those of comparable places.
64.3% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 20.7% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.7% and construction at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, making up 16.5% and 16.3% of the workforce respectively. Community and personal service roles follow at 13.7%.
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 Branyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30361/branyan/topic/employment