2.6% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Derrinallum · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Derrinallum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Forty-one percent of the workforce in Derrinallum is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, a far higher share than in most other areas. This strong farming focus defines the local economy, though far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While the 2.6% unemployment rate is a little below the national figure, full-time employment at 55.7% is also well below the Australian average.
46.2% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 40.9%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 12.1%, followed by transport and warehousing at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.2%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 16.1% of the workforce, while labourers make up 14.8%.
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 Derrinallum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20745/derrinallum/topic/employment