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Diggers Rest · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Diggers Rest

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More people are working or looking for work in Diggers Rest than in most similar areas. This creates a strong local workforce, with 71.2% of adults active in the labour market. The area is particularly well-employed, with full-time work being far more common here than across the rest of the country.

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📍 Diggers Rest, Suburb / Locality

Where Diggers Rest sits — Unemployment rate

4.2% ▼ -11.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Diggers Rest — higher than 59% of areas.

Diggers Rest4.2%
3427, VIC 4.2%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A high 71.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This is reflected in the strong full-time employment rate of 64.9%, well above the Victorian average. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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4.2% ▼ -11.3%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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71.2% ▲ +7.3%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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64.9% ▲ +2.6%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is split across several key sectors. Health care and social assistance and construction are the most common industries, both at 12.1%, followed by transport and warehousing at 10.3%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 15.8% and technicians and tradespeople at 15.5%.

Occupations people work in

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Diggers Rest splits fairly evenly between Professionals (19%) and Clerical & administrative (16%), with Technicians & trades at 16%.

Professionals 18.9% Clerical & administrative 15.8% Technicians & trades 15.5% Community & personal service 11.6% Managers 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers 9.3% Labourers 8.9% Sales workers 7.9%

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 Diggers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20754/diggers-rest/topic/employment