City of Darebin

Employment by industry (Census)

Health Care and Social Assistance is the largest employer in the City of Darebin, making up 14.9% of total employment.

Census employment data presents the number of persons employed in each industry sector (full-time and part-time) in the City of Darebin regardless of where they live. By comparing the number of jobs in each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see local economic strengths and weaknesses. By looking at how the number of jobs in each industry is changing over time, you can track how the structure of the local economy is changing. Go to the Employment locations page to see where employment is taking place across the City of Darebin.

Note: Census employment figures are known to undercount employment by varying amounts depending on the Census year. All Census counts are an undercount of total population, and in addition, some people don’t state their workforce status or industry. Also counts by place of work exclude those with no fixed workplace address. For this reason, it is recommended that for total job numbers, users look at the Employment by industry (Total) modelled estimates which are updated on an annual basis, and based on the ABS Labour Force survey, less prone to undercount. The Census counts by industry are included here for a greater level of industry detail (3-digit ANZSIC).

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Employment (Census) by industry sector
City of Darebin20212016Change
IndustryNumber%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2410.42.11360.32.2+105
Mining990.20.3880.20.3+11
Manufacturing3,8277.17.04,0458.57.8-218
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1840.31.12260.51.1-42
Construction3,7807.09.42,9056.18.3+875
Wholesale Trade1,6023.02.81,9724.13.2-370
Retail Trade7,21813.49.46,42513.510.2+793
Accommodation and Food Services3,9787.46.23,4437.26.6+535
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,6653.14.71,4313.04.7+234
Information Media and Telecommunications6931.31.65941.21.9+99
Financial and Insurance Services7731.44.18151.73.9-42
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services7221.31.57431.61.6-21
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3,2376.08.42,5675.47.9+670
Administrative and Support Services1,4002.63.11,3302.83.4+70
Public Administration and Safety3,1115.85.62,7265.75.3+385
Education and Training7,53114.08.86,85414.48.7+677
Health Care and Social Assistance8,05014.914.15,97112.512.5+2,079
Arts and Recreation Services1,0742.01.79011.91.9+173
Other Services2,1774.03.52,0294.33.6+148
Industry not classified2,6094.84.62,4805.24.7+129
Total persons53,965100.0100.047,681100.0100.0+6,284

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the local workers in the City of Darebin in 2021 shows the three most popular industry sectors were:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (8,050 people or 14.9%)
  • Education and Training (7,531 people or 14.0%)
  • Retail Trade (7,218 people or 13.4%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 22,799 people in total or 42.2% of the local workers.

In comparison, Victoria employed 14.1% in Health Care and Social Assistance; 8.8% in Education and Training and 9.4% in Retail Trade.

The major differences between the jobs held by local workers of the City of Darebin and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed in the field of Education and Training (14.0% compared to 8.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed in the field of Retail Trade (13.4% compared to 9.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed in the field of Financial and Insurance Services (1.4% compared to 4.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed in the field of Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (6.0% compared to 8.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by local workers between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Darebin were for those employed in:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+2,079 local workers)
  • Construction (+875 local workers)
  • Retail Trade (+793 local workers)
  • Education and Training (+677 local workers)

City of Darebin

economic profile