3.4% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bridgewater · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bridgewater
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Bridgewater than in most similar areas. This strong employment presence is marked by 71% of adults in the workforce, though full-time roles are slightly less common than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 71% of adults are working or looking for work—far above the South Australian figure of 60%—full-time employment at 55.6% is well below the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
71.0% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 71.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 16.9%, followed by education and training at 12.4%. Other significant employers include professional and technical services at 10.4% and public administration and safety at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.7%. Managers account for 14.4% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople represent 13% of occupations in the area.
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 Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40158/bridgewater/topic/employment