6.3% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darling Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Darling Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011 in Darling Heights, where 55.4% of people now work full-time. While more adults are working or looking for work than a decade ago, the area still struggles with an unemployment rate of 6.3%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure similar to the national average. However, full-time work is well below the Queensland and Australian figures, and the 6.3% unemployment rate is a little above the national mark.
60.9% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for residents, making up 24.9% of the workforce. Other common industries include education and training at 11.0% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.7%, followed by community and personal service workers at 18.5%. Labourers (13.5%) and technicians and tradespeople (12.4%) also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
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 Darling Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011446/darling-heights/topic/employment