3.1% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brighton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A steady workforce marks Brighton, where a small number of people are out of work. The area has a strong professional base, with nearly 30% of workers in professional roles and a significant number in health and education.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little lower than both the state and national figures.
58.1% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 56.0%
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 at 17.2%, followed by education and training at 12.2%. Other major employers include public administration and safety at 9.2% and construction at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.7%. Managers account for 15.2% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers represent 13.3% of the local jobs.
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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40160/brighton/topic/employment