6.1% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Doncaster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Doncaster
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer full-time roles have been seen in Doncaster since 2011, with the share of residents in full-time work falling by 3.3 percentage points. While more adults are now working or looking for work, the area's unemployment rate of 6.1% remains much higher than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 57.4% of adults working or looking for work is well below the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, which is a little below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
57.4% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Healthcare and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 14.6% of the workforce. Professional and technical services and retail trade also feature strongly, each accounting for around 11% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents at 31.6%. Managers make up 15.2% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative workers at 13%.
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 Doncaster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021157/doncaster/topic/employment