3.6% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Durham Lead · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Durham Lead
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Durham Lead compared to most similar areas. While 68.6% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.6%. This suggests a highly active local workforce with strong employment levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the Victorian figure, sitting at 68.6%. Full-time employment is a little below the national rate, with 57.1% of the workforce in full-time roles.
68.6% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.7%, followed closely by education and training at 16.2%. Construction also employs a significant 11.9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21%, while 16.7% are technicians or tradespeople. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.3% of jobs in the area.
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 Durham Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20816/durham-lead/topic/employment