9.3% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brunswick · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Brunswick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Brunswick (L). While many who do work are in full-time roles, the area faces significant challenges with a jobless rate that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 9.3%, which is much higher than most areas and rose slightly since 2011.
48.6% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.0%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in health care and social assistance at 14.4%, followed by construction at 13.4% and manufacturing at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupation at 21.6%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 17.1% and labourers at 16.1%.
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 Brunswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521010/brunswick/topic/employment