8.9% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Deepwater · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Deepwater
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Deepwater compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is accompanied by an unemployment rate of 8.9%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of people employed full-time is 51.0%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
40.8% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for the local workforce, employing 32.0% of people. Construction is the next most common at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.2%. Labourers (15.6%) and technicians and tradespeople (15.0%) also make up significant portions of the 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 Deepwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11233/deepwater/topic/employment