5.3% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bridgewater · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bridgewater
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Bridgewater (L) sits around the middle of similar areas for its employment patterns. While the unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 51.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that fell 16 points since 2011 and is far below the Victorian average. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national figures at 55.1%.
51.9% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry at 12.2%, followed closely by construction at 11.6% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest occupational group at 15.0%, with managers at 13.6% and technicians and trades at 12.9%.
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 Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222009/bridgewater/topic/employment