3.4% ▼ -76.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brandy Hill · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Brandy Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significant jump in the number of adults working or looking for work has reshaped Brandy Hill since 2011. This shift is marked by a much higher participation rate than most similar areas, though the share of full-time roles has fallen 8.7 percentage points over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is now just 3.4%, which is a little below the New South Wales average and much lower than it was in 2011.
65.0% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.3%, followed by retail trade at 11.2% and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%, with technicians and tradespeople following closely at 17.2%.
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 Brandy Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121012/brandy-hill/topic/employment