6.4% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brownlow Ki · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brownlow Ki
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 6.4% marks the job market in Brownlow Ki, which is a little above the national figure. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This reflects a local workforce that is smaller and less stable than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the state, with just 44.8% of the population in full-time roles.
54.2% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.8% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by accommodation and food services, where 17.1% of people work, followed by construction at 12.4%. Other notable sectors include public administration, health care, and agriculture, each employing about 7.6% or less of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and sales workers are the most common roles, each making up 15.2% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 12.4%, while technicians, trades and community service workers each account for 11.4%.
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 Brownlow Ki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40172/brownlow-ki/topic/employment