5.8% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brunswick · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brunswick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 5.8% than most similar areas marks the job market in Brunswick. The area sees fewer adults working or looking for work compared to both the state and the nation. This creates a local economy where fewer people are employed full-time than in typical Australian communities.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also low at 55.8%, sitting well below the national average.
54.4% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 12.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.7%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 8.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. This is followed by labourers at 15.0% and machinery operators and drivers at 13.7%.
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 Brunswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50197/brunswick/topic/employment