3.7% ▼ -51.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bremer Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bremer Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is common in Bremer Bay, where 65.3% of the working population holds a full-time role. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. While the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national average at 3.7%, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than the state figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose to 57.1% since 2011. During that same period, the unemployment rate fell by 3.9 points to 3.7%, which is lower than most similar areas.
57.1% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 26.7% of jobs. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 12.9% and construction at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.7%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 21.8% and labourers at 20.8%.
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 Bremer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522007/bremer-bay/topic/employment