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Doncaster East

Employment status

14,161 people living in Doncaster East in 2021 were employed, of which 58% worked full-time and 36% part-time.

Doncaster East's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status. The levels of full or part-time employment, unemployment and labour force participation indicate the strength of the local economy and social characteristics of the population. Employment status is linked to a number of factors including Age Structure, which influences the number of people in the workforce; the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area and; the education and skill base of the population (Occupations, Industries, Qualifications).

The two most important measures are:

  • Unemployment rate - the number of people looking for work, as a percentage of the labour force (employed and unemployed over 15)
  • Participation rate - the labour force expressed as a percentage of the total population over 15

Please note that in the 2021 Census, due to the COVID pandemic and lockdowns in many areas, the proportion of people who were employed but away from work in the week before Census has increased. We have no information on whether these people were normally employed full or part time so this is shown separately.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Labour force status
Doncaster East - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)15,03258.959.113,51157.457.7+1,521
Not in the labour force9,71138.137.79,17238.938.1+539
Labour force status not stated7603.03.38763.74.2-116
Total persons aged 15+25,503100.0100.023,557100.0100.0+1,945
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Employment status
Doncaster East - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence)20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %2016 to 2021
Employed14,16194.294.812,56893.093.9+1,593
Employed full-time8,19854.554.57,47455.355.7+723
Employed part-time5,14634.234.64,54933.734.0+597
Employed, away from work8175.45.75434.04.2+273
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)8715.85.29437.06.1-72
Looking for full-time work4052.72.44273.22.9-23
Looking for part-time work4663.12.85153.83.3-50
Total labour force15,032100.0100.013,511100.0100.0+1,521
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of Doncaster East's labour force in 2021 was 15,032, of which 5,146 were employed part-time and 8,198 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Doncaster East in 2021 compared to the City of Manningham shows that there was a lower proportion in employment, and a higher proportion unemployed. Overall, 94.2% of the labour force was employed, and 5.8% unemployed, compared with 94.8% and 5.2% respectively for the City of Manningham.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Doncaster East in 2021 shows that there was a similar proportion in the labour force (58.9%) compared with the City of Manningham (59.1%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people employed in Doncaster East showed an increase of 1,593, and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 72. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 1,521 or 11.3%.

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