3.8% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Devon North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Devon North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Devon North are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian average. This creates a local economy where only 51.1% of the adult population is active in the labour force. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.8%, full-time employment is also lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 51.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the 62.4% seen across Victoria. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, sitting at 55.9%.
51.1% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest industry here, employing 19.7% of the workforce. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 11.8%, followed by manufacturing and construction at 7.2% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 17.8%, labourers at 13.8%, and professionals at 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 Devon North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20749/devon-north/topic/employment