Snapshot of Brimbank’s Community

Economy

Household Income

Labour Force

Employment Status

Employment Status by Sex

Main Occupations of

Employed Residents

Disadvantage

33.8%

of Brimbank households were in the lowest

equivalised household income quartile

compared to

23%

in Greater Melbourne

The Index of Relative

Socio-economic Disadvantage

(IRSD) score for Brimbank

in 2021, was

912.5

compared with

a score of

1,018.0

for

Greater Melbourne.

53.3%

of Brimbank residents in the labour force were

employed full-time

compared with

56.9%

in Greater Melbourne

This Snapshot of Brimbank’s Community provides demographic analysis of the City and its suburbs, based on second and third release data from the 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

For further information contact Brimbank City Council - Social Policy and Research Unit

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% Brimbank

% Greater Melbourne

Employed Full-time

53.3

56.9

Employed Part–time

31.9

31.6

Employed, away from work

6.9

6.2

Unemployed

7.9

5.3

Professionals

16.8

Technicians and

Trades Workers

13.6

Clerical and

Administrative Workers

13.4

Labourers

13.3

Machinery Operators

and Drivers

11.8

Community and Personal

Service Workers

11.0

Managers

8.8

Sales Workers

8.6

The suburbs in Brimbank with the highest levels of

socio-economic disadvantage were:

Kings Park

St Albans South

St Albans North

Albanvale

Sunshine North

Sunshine West

Note: A lower IRSD score means a higher level of disadvantage

Females %

Males %

Percentage

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Employed full-time

Employed part-time

Employed, away from work

Unemployed

(Unemployment rate)

42.4

41.6

23.7

7.9 6.1 8.0 7.8

62.5

City of Brimbank

Greater Melbourne

40

30

20

10

0 Lowest group

($0 to $602)

Medium lowest

($603 to $1,074) Medium highest

($1,075 to $1,708) Highest group

($1,709 and over)