3.2% ▲ +256.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darnum · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Darnum
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 Darnum, where 15.3% of employees work in this field. The area has a strong work rate, with 63.3% of adults working or looking for work. This is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
63.3% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, agriculture, forestry and fishing is a major employer at 13.2%. Construction also makes up a significant slice of the local workforce at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work roles are spread across several types, with technicians and trades being the most common at 17.0%. Managers and professionals each make up 16.4% of the 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 Darnum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20715/darnum/topic/employment