3.6% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brindabella · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Brindabella
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Brindabella since 2011, with this rate falling by 5.2 percentage points to 68.3%. Despite this dip, the area remains a strong employment hub where 65.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. While the proportion of full-time workers has fallen slightly since 2011, it remains among the highest for similar areas.
68.3% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry here, employing 29.3% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 12.6%, with construction making up 9.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.4%, followed by clerical and administrative work at 18.1%. Managers make up 15.7% of the local 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 Brindabella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED80001/brindabella/topic/employment