6.8% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Delegate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Delegate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Delegate compared to most areas, with only 47.2% in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time work is common for those employed, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.8%, which is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. Full-time employment sits at 59.3%, which is around the middle for similar areas.
47.2% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 30.1% of the workforce. Other common sectors include public administration, health care, and education, each employing 8.8% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.4%, followed by labourers at 21.2%. Machinery operators and drivers are also common, accounting for 14.2% of roles.
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 Delegate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11235/delegate/topic/employment