4.9% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Deagon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Deagon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for people working in Deagon, where 14.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a strong employment profile, with 63.7% of adults working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, a figure that has risen 4.2 points since 2011. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.7%, while the 4.9% unemployment rate has barely changed over the last decade.
63.7% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for local workers are construction at 11%, public administration and safety at 9.1%, and education and training at 9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 16% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.8%.
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 Deagon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041043/deagon/topic/employment