8.8% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Delahey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Delahey
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Retail trade is the most common industry for workers in Delahey, where 11.5% of people find employment. The area faces some economic challenges, with an unemployment rate of 8.8% that is well above the national figure. This struggle is reflected in the fact that fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 58.1%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Unemployment is among the highest for similar areas at 8.8%, a figure that has risen since 2011.
58.1% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several key sectors, with retail trade leading at 11.5%, followed closely by manufacturing at 11.3% and health care and social assistance at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 14.6%, though machinery operators and drivers (14.4%) and labourers (14.3%) also make up a large part 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 Delahey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011331/delahey/topic/employment