2.6% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Duns Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Duns Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong local workforce defines Duns Creek, where 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While many are employed, the proportion of people in full-time roles is lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 2.6%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. However, only 52.5% of the community work full-time, a figure well below the national average of 58.9%.
65.1% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.7%, followed by education and training at 13.4% and construction at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About 23.9% of the workforce are professionals, while 17.4% work as technicians and tradespeople. Other common roles include clerical and administrative positions at 12.5%.
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 Duns Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11329/duns-creek/topic/employment