3.3% ▲ —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Deep Lead · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Deep Lead
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 53% of adults in Deep Lead are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. Despite this, those who are employed typically find stable work, with a 3.3% unemployment rate that is a little below the Victorian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 52.9% of adults are in the labour force, a rate much lower than most similar areas and well below the 61.1% seen across Australia. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
52.9% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 16.1%. Retail trade follows at 12.6%, while public administration and safety account for 11.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 23.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.1%, and machinery operators and drivers at 14.9%.
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 Deep Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20727/deep-lead/topic/employment