8.4% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Derwent Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Derwent Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.4% is much higher than most areas, making it a defining feature of the workforce in Derwent Park. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. This trend is reflected in the fact that full-time employment is also well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is particularly low at 49.6%, falling well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
54.9% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.6% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food services being the most common at 12.3%. Other main industries include health care and social assistance at 11.4% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 19.2%. This is followed by labourers at 17.0% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.8%.
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 Derwent Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60152/derwent-park/topic/employment