34.5% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Derriwong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Derriwong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 34.5% of adults are working or looking for work in Derriwong, placing it among the lowest for employment activity in its class. This figure is far below the national average of 61.1%, reflecting a workforce that is much smaller than in other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is just 34.5%, which is far below both the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and the Australian average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Health care & social assistance at 50%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (40%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 40%, ahead of Professionals (40%).
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 Derriwong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11245/derriwong/topic/employment