3.9% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Drumcondra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Drumcondra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small slice of the workforce in Drumcondra is shaped by a strong presence in professional and health roles. While 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the area has a much lower share of full-time employment than most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the Victorian figure at 53.2%. However, the unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
63.1% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.2%, followed by education and training at 13.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.3%, while managers account for 16.8% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Drumcondra
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Drumcondra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20796/drumcondra/topic/employment