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Deepwater · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Deepwater

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Deepwater (L) compared to the rest of the country. Only 32.4% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 11.5%. This represents a significant gap when compared to both the state and national figures.

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📍 Deepwater, Urban Centre

Where Deepwater sits — Unemployment rate

11.5% ▼ -52.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Deepwater — higher than 88% of areas.

Deepwater11.5%
2371, NSW 6.9%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 54.3%, a rate that has fallen by 8.8 points since 2011. This decline comes alongside a much larger drop in the proportion of adults working or looking for work, which fell 12 points over the same period.

Unemployment rate

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11.5% ▼ -52.3%

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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32.4% ▼ -26.7%

Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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54.3% ▼ -14.0%

Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction and education and training both accounting for 11.1% of the workforce. Retail trade, public administration and safety, and health care and social assistance each make up 9.9%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 22.2%. Other significant roles include labourers at 16.0% and community and personal service workers at 14.8%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Deepwater — Technicians & trades leads at 25%, ahead of Labourers (18%) and Community & personal service (16%).

Technicians & trades 22.2% Labourers 16.0% Community & personal service 14.8% Sales workers 13.6% Machinery operators & drivers 7.4% Professionals 6.2% Managers 4.9% Clerical & administrative 4.9%

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 Deepwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122049/deepwater/topic/employment