5.8% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brookton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brookton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few residents are in the workforce compared to other areas, but Brookton has seen a shift in its local economy. Just over half of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This is a place where nearly a third of the workforce is tied to the land.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas and far below the state average. While 56.9% of those employed work full-time, the unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is much higher than in most similar places.
50.4% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Brookton, making up 30.6% of jobs. Education and training follows at 12.8%, with health care and social assistance accounting for 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a quarter of the local workforce, the largest group by far. Other common roles include labourers at 18.1%, community and personal service workers at 11.8%, and technicians or tradespeople at 10.1%.
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 Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50189/brookton/topic/employment