5.1% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bridgetown · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bridgetown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bridgetown than in the rest of the state. Only 49.9% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has dropped by 13 points since 2011. This creates a local job market that is much smaller than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state figure, with only 49.4% of people working full-time. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the rate was 66.1%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as the state and national figures.
49.9% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 49.4%
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 here at 16.4%. Mining is also a major employer for 13.1% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%. Professionals follow at 16.1%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.2% 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 Bridgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515003/bridgetown/topic/employment