3.3% ▼ -44.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Braddon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Braddon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Braddon has surged since 2011, turning the area into a professional hub. The typical resident is far more likely to be working or looking for work than those in other parts of the country, with 80.6% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working rates are among the highest for this level, with 80.6% of adults employed or seeking work, far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also very high at 75.7%, which is well above the ACT's 65.8%.
80.6% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.7% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 75.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry here, employing 41.3% of the workforce. Professional and technical services follow at 16.3%, with education and training making up 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce are professionals (45.3%), while managers make up another 20.6%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.2% of jobs in the area.
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 Braddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80027/braddon/topic/employment