8.4% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Deer Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Deer Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 8.4% marks the daily reality for many in Deer Park, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. While full-time work is common for those employed, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Among those who do have jobs, 59.8% are employed full-time, a rate about the same as the Australian average.
54.8% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance as the most common industry at 12.2%, followed by manufacturing at 10.0% and transport and warehousing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 14.8%, but this is closely followed by labourers at 14.6% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.2%.
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 Deer Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011569/deer-park/topic/employment