2.4% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Devon Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Devon Meadows
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.4% marks Devon Meadows as a place where far fewer people are out of work than in most similar areas. While the number of adults working or looking for work is lower than the state and national figures, those who do have jobs are often in trade or construction roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 2.4% is a little below the state and national figures. However, only 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below Victoria's 62.4%.
58.6% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Devon Meadows, accounting for 20.9% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 9.1%, with retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Trade and technician roles are the most common occupations at 21.1%, followed by managers at 15.6% and clerical or administrative staff at 13.6%.
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 Devon Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20748/devon-meadows/topic/employment