4.2% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darraweit Guim · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Darraweit Guim than in most similar areas. While 64% of adults are active in the workforce, full-time employment is well below the state figure at 56.2%. This creates a local job market where a high number of people are employed, but fewer are in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 64%, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
4.2% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.0% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 19.7% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 9.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and manufacturing, which both sit at 7.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.2%. Managers and professionals both account for 13.8% of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative roles make up 13.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Darraweit Guim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20716/darraweit-guim/topic/employment