22.6% ▲ +238.0%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bramston Beach · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bramston Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 22.6% marks the current job market in Bramston Beach. While many who do work are in full-time roles, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the national average. This suggests a community where a significant number of residents are not engaged in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Among those in the workforce, the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 22.6%, having risen 16 points since 2011.
38.4% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are education and training at 15.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance, which both sit at 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are professionals, while managers and technicians or tradespeople each make up 18.2% 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 Bramston Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322021/bramston-beach/topic/employment