3.9% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Drouin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Drouin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and construction are the biggest employers in Drouin, with both fields accounting for around 14% of the workforce. While the local unemployment rate is quite low at 3.9%, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 and sits a little below the national average at 56.6%.
58.6% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance at 14.4%, closely followed by construction at 14.0%. Retail trade, education, and manufacturing also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common group at 17.5%. They are followed by professionals at 14.8% and labourers at 13.2%.
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 Drouin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205011076/drouin/topic/employment