4.1% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Deniliquin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Deniliquin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Healthcare and social assistance is the biggest employer in Deniliquin, with 17.5% of the workforce in these roles. While a little more than 60% of workers have full-time jobs, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is low at 4.1%, and full-time employment is a little above the New South Wales average.
53.9% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After healthcare, the most common industries for locals are retail trade at 10% and education and training at 8.8%. Construction and agriculture, forestry and fishing each employ about 7.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 16.1%. Other major groups include community and personal service workers at 14.9% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.4%.
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 Deniliquin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109031182/deniliquin/topic/employment