5.3% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Daisy Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Daisy Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Daisy Hill. This small community faces significant employment challenges, with the proportion of adults working or looking for work sitting far below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment is also far below the national figure at 45.9%, while the unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
49.6% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.9% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 18.5% and retail trade at 16.6%. Other notable employers include manufacturing at 12.7% and accommodation and food services at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades, making up 16.6% of workers. Managers follow closely at 15.9%, with labourers at 14.0% and community and personal service workers at 13.4% also representing large 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 Daisy Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20700/daisy-hill/topic/employment