4.9% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Daw Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Daw Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Daw Park than in most similar areas, with 65.1% of the adult population active in the labour market. This high level of activity is seen alongside a diverse mix of professional and healthcare roles that drive the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—the unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
65.1% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 at 20.5%, followed by education and training at 10.3% and professional and technical services at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.5%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.4% 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 Daw Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40354/daw-park/topic/employment