5.2% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brooklyn Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brooklyn Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Brooklyn Park are working or looking for work, with 66.5% participating in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While most people find employment, the unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 56.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is about the same as the South Australian average. However, the area has an unemployment rate of 5.2%, sitting slightly above the national figure of 5.1%.
66.5% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for residents at 17.8%, followed by retail trade at 9.5% and accommodation and food services at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%, while community and personal service roles are also common at 15.6%.
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 Brooklyn Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40167/brooklyn-park/topic/employment