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Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A strong job market defines daily life in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan), where 64.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Most of the workforce is in stable roles, with an unemployment rate of 4.0% that is much lower than most similar areas.

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📍 Brighton (Southern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

4.0% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) — lower than 77% of areas.

Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)4.0%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is common here at 60.4%, which is a little above the national figure. While more adults are active in the workforce than in 2016, the share of full-time roles fell 2.2 percentage points over those five years.

Unemployment rate

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4.0% —

Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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64.6% —

Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.4% —

Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Professional and technical services are the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 16.1% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.6%, with education and training also prominent at 9.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

High-level roles are very common, with professionals making up 36.6% of workers and managers accounting for 23.9%. This high concentration of professional and managerial roles aligns with the area's strong showing in professional and technical industries.

Occupations people work in

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In Brighton (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Professionals at 37%, followed by Managers (24%) and Clerical & administrative (11%).

Professionals 36.6% Managers 23.9% Clerical & administrative 11.0% Sales workers 8.4% Community & personal service 8.2% Technicians & trades 6.0% Labourers 2.9% Machinery operators & drivers 1.3%

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 Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21106/brighton/topic/employment