12.8% ▲ +60.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Depot Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Depot Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 11 to 12 percentage points separates Depot Hill from the state and nation in terms of adults working or looking for work. Only 49.9% of the adult population is in the workforce, and the area faces a significant struggle with an unemployment rate of 12.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting well above the national figure of 5.1%. While 59.3% of workers are in full-time roles, this is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
49.9% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 59.3%
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 15.9%, followed by retail trade at 13.3%. Other notable employers include accommodation and food services, construction, and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%. Community and personal service roles follow at 18.0%, while technicians, trades, and machinery operators also represent significant portions of the local workforce.
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 Depot Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30830/depot-hill/topic/employment