4.7% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Denver · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Denver
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults (47.8%) are working or looking for work in Denver, a figure far below the national average. While the workforce is small, those employed are mostly in full-time roles, with a diverse mix of agricultural and managerial jobs. This creates a local economy where a small but steady group of workers supports the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% national figure. Of those who do work, 58.5% are in full-time roles, which is about the same as the typical Victorian worker.
47.8% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with the largest shares in agriculture, forestry and fishing (16.9%) and manufacturing (15.4%). Professional and technical services also employ 12.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.2%, followed closely by labourers at 23.1%. Clerical and administrative roles account for another 13.8% of occupations.
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 Denver [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20738/denver/topic/employment