8.2% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Delan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Delan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the biggest work group in Delan, where 23.9% of workers hold these roles. This is a place where fewer people are in the workforce compared to the state, and those who are often face higher unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate of 8.2% is well above the Australian average of 5.1%, and full-time employment is far below the state level at 34.5%.
42.5% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
34.5% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry at 15.9%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.0%. Other common employers include accommodation and food (12.4%), mining (6.2%), and manufacturing (6.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from labourers, community and personal service workers are common at 17.7%. Machinery operators and drivers make up 12.4% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 11.5% and sales workers 8.8%.
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 Delan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30828/delan/topic/employment