5.0% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Derby · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Derby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Derby is remarkably high, with 73.5% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is far above the national figure and has grown by 11 percentage points since 2011. However, a smaller proportion of the overall adult population is working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While full-time work is common, only 45.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. The unemployment rate sits at 5.0%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
45.6% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.5% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 22.8%, followed by public administration and safety at 16.6% and education and training at 13.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles and community or personal service jobs are equally common, each making up 23.2% of the local workforce. Clerical and administrative roles account for another 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 Derby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515010/derby/topic/employment