5.7% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darlington Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Darlington Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Darlington Point. While 65.9% of the community works full-time, the local unemployment rate of 5.7% is much higher than in similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This is despite the fact that those who do have jobs are far more likely to be in full-time roles than the state average.
57.9% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 17.5%, followed by manufacturing at 15.4%. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance, and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%, with managers closely following at 18.9%. Technicians, trades, and machinery operators also represent significant portions 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 Darlington Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11216/darlington-point/topic/employment