4.3% ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Doreen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Doreen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Doreen, where 14.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very high rate of employment, with 72.7% of adults working or looking for work. This is far above both the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 61% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is higher than most areas. While 72.7% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, about the same as the state and national figures.
72.7% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.0%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, construction is a major employer at 14.1%. Other significant industries include education and training at 10.2%, retail trade at 9.5%, and manufacturing at 6.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 19.9% of workers. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.9%, clerical and administrative roles at 14.7%, and community and personal service work at 13.0%.
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 Doreen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20779/doreen/topic/employment