3.3% ▼ -55.7%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bruthen · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bruthen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 9 percentage points separates the full-time employment rate in Bruthen from the Victorian average. While 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the share of those in full-time roles is much lower than in most other similar areas. This creates a local workforce where part-time or casual work is more common than the state norm.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below the national figure and reflects a 4.1 point drop since 2011. Despite this, full-time employment at 50.2% remains well below both the state and national levels.
60.3% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.2% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 50.2%
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 for local workers at 16.5%, followed by construction at 12.0%. Other significant sectors include manufacturing and retail trade, each at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 18.7%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 17.2%. Managers, professionals and labourers each account for roughly 11% to 13% of the 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 Bruthen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221010/bruthen/topic/employment