3.9% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brabham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brabham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Brabham than the national figure, with 80.9% of the population active in the workforce. This strong engagement is reflected in the fact that 65.7% of residents hold full-time roles, a figure well above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the highest for its area, sitting 20 points above the national average. Unemployment is 3.9%, which is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
80.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79.3%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 65.7%
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 for local workers at 16.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.2% and construction at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of jobs at 17.6%, while community and personal service roles account for 15.8% 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 Brabham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50173/brabham/topic/employment