2.3% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Deakin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Deakin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A workforce dominated by high-level professional roles defines Deakin, where 43.8% of workers are professionals. Most residents hold secure, full-time positions, contributing to a local unemployment rate of just 2.3% which is lower than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, with 65.4% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%, while the number of adults working or looking for work sits at 60.7%.
60.7% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Deakin at 26.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 18% and health care and social assistance at 14.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward high-skill roles, with professionals and managers making up 66% of all occupations. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 12.1%.
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 Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80044/deakin/topic/employment