5.2% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brunswick Heads · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Brunswick Heads
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few full-time roles define the working life of Brunswick Heads, where only 44.4% of people are employed full-time. This is far below the national figure and marks a steep drop from 65.8% in 2011. The area has a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the New South Wales average. The unemployment rate sits at 5.2%, which is about the same as the national figure, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
55.4% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.4% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.6%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 14.1% and retail trade at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%, while technicians and trades account for 15.9% 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 Brunswick Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115029/brunswick-heads/topic/employment