4.3% —
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Deakin · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Deakin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Deakin than in the rest of Australia. Most of the local workforce is in full-time roles, with 59.4% of the population employed this way. The area generally sees strong employment levels and a low unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. This reflects a rise of 1.8 percentage points since 2016, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.3%.
63.8% —
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% —
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area at 14.5%, followed by education and training at 10.3% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, accounting for 28.3% of jobs. Managers and clerical or administrative staff also make up a large share, at 13.9% and 13.6% respectively.
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 Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED211/deakin/topic/employment