3.5% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dennington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dennington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Dennington, where 16.7% of workers are in this field. This area has a very active workforce, with 70.1% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much higher than most areas, sitting at 70.1%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
70.1% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade (16.3%) and construction (12.9%) are also major employers, followed by manufacturing at 8.8% and accommodation and food services at 6.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers are technicians and tradespeople (19.0%). Other common roles include professionals (13.2%), labourers (12.9%), and community and personal service workers (12.5%).
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 Dennington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20737/dennington/topic/employment