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Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan)

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

Far more adults are working or looking for work in Brunswick than in most other similar areas. This high level of activity has grown since 2016, with 73% of adults now in the workforce. The local economy is driven by a strong presence of professional and technical roles.

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📍 Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

4.6% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) — lower than 56% of areas.

Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan)4.6%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of adults working or looking for work is 73%, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment fell slightly to 60.9% since 2016, the unemployment rate improved, falling to 4.6%.

Unemployment rate

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4.6% —

Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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73.0% —

Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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60.9% —

Higher than 71% 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 most common industry here at 14.6%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.2% and education and training at 12.4%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 41.7%. Managers account for 14.9% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles make up 11.6%.

Occupations people work in

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In Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is Professionals at 42%, followed by Managers (15%) and Clerical & administrative (12%).

Professionals 41.7% Managers 14.9% Clerical & administrative 11.6% Community & personal service 9.5% Technicians & trades 8.2% Sales workers 6.2% Labourers 4.3% Machinery operators & drivers 2.3%

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 Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21303/brunswick/topic/employment