4.9% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Deagon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Deagon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Deagon are working or looking for work, with 63.7% of the adult population active in the labour force. This is higher than most similar areas and sits above both the state and national figures. Most of these workers have found stable employment, with 60.7% working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The workforce is quite active, with a higher share of people working or looking for work than in most other areas. This includes a full-time employment rate of 60.7%, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
63.7% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 60.7%
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 14.1%. Other significant employers include construction at 11% and public administration and safety at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%. They are followed by clerical and administrative staff at 16% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.8%.
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 Deagon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30818/deagon/topic/employment