17.4% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Davoren Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Davoren Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few people are in the workforce in Davoren Park compared to similar areas. Only 45.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. The area struggles with a very high unemployment rate of 17.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is among the highest at this level, sitting 12 points above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 51.7%.
45.1% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers include health care and social assistance at 13.8%, followed by retail trade at 12.8% and manufacturing at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 24.1%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 15.7% and community and personal service workers at 14.7%.
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 Davoren Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40353/davoren-park/topic/employment