1.2% ▼ -70.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Douglas Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Douglas Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.2% marks Douglas Park as a place where most residents are in work. This is well below the New South Wales and national figures, though the proportion of people in full-time roles is lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 61.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales average of 58.7%. Despite this, full-time employment at 55.1% is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
61.8% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 16.6%. Health care and social assistance follow at 10.7%, with education and training making up 9.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the largest occupational group at 18.2%. Professionals make up 14.7% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 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 Douglas Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11285/douglas-park/topic/employment