5.0% ▼ -35.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brightview · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brightview
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Brightview compared to the rest of the state. While only 55.4% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than people in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 61.3%, which is a little above the national figure. However, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland and Australian averages.
55.4% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance both accounting for 10.7% of jobs. Retail trade follows closely at 10.2%, while manufacturing employs 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.4% and community and personal service workers at 13.4%.
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 Brightview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30374/brightview/topic/employment