0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brentwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brentwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small fraction of the workforce is active in Brentwood, where barely half of the adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure, though the area reports a rare 0.0% unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment sits at 51.6%, well below both the state and national rates.
49.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 25.8% of workers. Construction follows at 12.9%, while manufacturing and education each account for 9.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are managers at 45.2%, with another 22.6% in community and personal services. Labourers make up 9.7% 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 Brentwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40157/brentwood/topic/employment