5.4% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brompton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brompton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of working residents defines Brompton, where 65.1% of adults are employed or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area has a strong presence of full-time workers and a workforce heavily weighted toward professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here, with 63.3% of the workforce in full-time roles, well above the South Australian figure of 57.2%. The unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is about the same as both the state and the nation.
65.1% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 63.3%
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 18.9%. Other significant employers include professional and technical services at 11.4% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation for 37.2% of workers. Clerical and administrative staff make up 13.3%, while managers account for 13.2% of the 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 Brompton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40165/brompton/topic/employment