8.8% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Delahey · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Delahey
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are out of work in Delahey than in most similar areas. While the typical full-time employment rate is around the middle for its level, the unemployment rate is much higher than the national figure. This creates a stark gap between those with steady work and those struggling to find a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is well above the state and national figures at 8.8%. Overall, the share of adults working or looking for work is 58.1%, which is well below Victoria's 62.4%.
58.1% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with retail trade and manufacturing being the most common at 11.5% and 11.3% respectively. Health care and social assistance also employ 10.7% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 14.6%. This is followed closely by machinery operators and drivers at 14.4% and labourers at 14.3%.
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 Delahey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20731/delahey/topic/employment