3.5% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Daylesford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Daylesford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Daylesford than in the rest of the state, with only 53.4% in the workforce. This gap is mirrored in full-time employment, which is well below the national figure. Despite this, the local unemployment rate is very low at 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure that is far below Victoria's 59.2% and has fallen since 2011. The proportion of adults working or looking for work is also much lower than most areas at 53.4%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the national average.
53.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.0% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.7%. Accommodation and food services follow closely at 11.4%, while construction, professional services, and education all employ between 7.8% and 8.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 23.2% and 20.4% of jobs respectively. Technicians, trades, and community service workers each make up between 11.6% and 14.2% of the local workforce.
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 Daylesford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021011/daylesford/topic/employment