6.8% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brentwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brentwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Brentwood than in most other similar areas, with 64.8% active in the labour force. This activity is offset by a local unemployment rate of 6.8%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Overall, the area has a diverse employment base centered on professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.8% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is a little above the state and national figures at 6.8%. Full-time employment sits at 57.6%, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
64.8% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 57.6%
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 16.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.3% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 35.2%, with managers accounting for another 14.0% of the local 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 Brentwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50178/brentwood/topic/employment