8.8% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Durack · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Durack
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Durack has fallen by 9.7 percentage points since 2011, reflecting a shift in how people work. While health care and manufacturing are the main industries, the area faces significant challenges with a jobless rate that is now among the highest for similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is alongside a high unemployment rate of 8.8%, which is well above both the state and national rates.
53.4% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 16.4%, followed by manufacturing at 11.9% and retail trade at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and labourers make up the largest groups at 16.3% and 16.2% respectively, followed by community and personal service workers at 15.4%.
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 Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011272/durack/topic/employment