3.8% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Davidson · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Davidson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slight dip in full-time work has been the main shift in Davidson since 2011. The area remains a strong employment hub where 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has stayed steady for a decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 3.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. Meanwhile, 58.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is about the same as the state average.
61.2% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles are the most common here at 16.7%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 13.1% and finance and insurance at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles are very common, with professionals making up 38.6% of the workforce and managers accounting for 22.4%. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 12.5%.
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 Davidson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10024/davidson/topic/employment