5.2% ▼ -34.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Duranbah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Duranbah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong workforce is a hallmark of Duranbah, where 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Most of these residents are in steady employment, with 58.2% working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is higher than most similar areas.
62.7% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with education and training leading at 18.2%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a large share at 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, each making up 21.8% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 17.3%.
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 Duranbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11334/duranbah/topic/employment