5.0% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broadwater · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Broadwater
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Broadwater compared to most similar areas. Only 53.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. While unemployment is steady at 5.0%, the proportion of people employed full-time has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, falling by 8.0 points since 2011. Full-time employment is also a little below the national figure at 56.2%, while the unemployment rate sits at 5.0%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
53.9% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Broadwater at 13.2%, followed by construction at 11.9% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%, with managers and clerical or administrative staff following at 17.7% and 14.5% respectively.
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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30006/broadwater/topic/employment