8.7% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Darlington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of working residents defines Darlington, where 66.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure, though the area also faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults are in the workforce than in most areas, the unemployment rate is 8.7%, which is well above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 56.5%, a little below the national average of 58.9%.
66.5% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across a variety of sectors, with professional and technical roles being the most common at 18.1%, followed by education and training at 15.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce are professionals at 47.7%, while managers make up 13% of the roles held by residents.
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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11215/darlington/topic/employment