5.6% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Devon Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Devon Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Devon Park, where 18.3% of the workforce is employed in this field. This small area has a high rate of people working or looking for work, though it also faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is higher than most areas at 60.6%, the unemployment rate is 5.6%, much higher than in similar places.
67.0% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is largely employed in health care and social assistance (18.3%) and education and training (12%). Other common sectors include professional and technical services at 8.4% and accommodation and food services at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.7% and community and personal service workers at 14.2%.
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 Devon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40364/devon-park/topic/employment