7.0% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Denistone West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Denistone West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.0% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas for Denistone West. While many residents are in professional roles, the local job market faces more challenges than the state and national figures suggest.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, roughly the same as the state average.
60.0% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.6%, followed by education and training at 12.7% and professional and technical services at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 40.7% of jobs. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 15.1%, with managers accounting for 14.1% 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 Denistone West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11242/denistone-west/topic/employment