6.2% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Delacombe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Delacombe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are out of work in Delacombe than in most similar areas. Only 56.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This creates a local job market where full-time work is harder to find.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1% and much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment at 54.6% is also well below both the state and national levels.
56.1% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 18.4% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 12.5% and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.2%. They are followed closely by technicians and trades at 14.9% and community and personal service workers at 14.4%.
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 Delacombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20730/delacombe/topic/employment