3.5% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Don Valley · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Don Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 62% of adults in Don Valley are working or looking for work, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is low at 3.5%, the proportion of people in full-time roles has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work ever since 2011 has fallen by 9 points to 53.9%, a figure well below the national average. Despite this, the number of adults working or looking for work is slightly above the Australian figure.
62.4% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common at 17.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Trades and technician roles are very common here, making up 23.3% of jobs. Other common occupations include community and personal service workers at 14.5% and machinery operators or drivers at 12.4%.
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 Don Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222019/don-valley/topic/employment