9.6% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brahma Lodge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brahma Lodge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Brahma Lodge, where 16.7% of employees work in this field. The area faces significant employment challenges, with a typical unemployment rate of 9.6% that is well above both state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the national average of 61.1%. While 59.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas.
51.8% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing (13.7%), retail trade (9.5%), and construction (8.7%) following health care as the main employers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 18.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.1% and community and personal service roles at 15.8%.
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 Brahma Lodge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40153/brahma-lodge/topic/employment