11.9% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bridgewater · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bridgewater
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 11.9% is among the highest for similar areas, making it a defining feature of the workforce in Bridgewater. Far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. This creates a challenging local job market where many residents are outside the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 51.4%.
45.8% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.9%, followed by retail trade at 13.2% and construction at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.0%. Community and personal service workers follow at 18.8%, with technicians and trades accounting for 13.4% 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 Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60073/bridgewater/topic/employment