5.8% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Derrimut · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Derrimut
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Derrimut compared to the rest of the country. The area has a strong employment profile, with 62.4% of the population in full-time roles. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is also much higher than most areas at 5.8%, though this is about the same as the state and national rates.
68.4% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several key sectors. The most common industries for residents are transport and warehousing at 12.1%, health care and social assistance at 12.0%, and manufacturing at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are professionals at 19.6% and clerical or administrative roles at 14.9%. Machinery operators and drivers also make up a significant portion of the workforce 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 Derrimut [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20743/derrimut/topic/employment