0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dajarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dajarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment defines the workforce in Dajarra, where the community shows an incredibly high rate of full-time employment. While fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 78.9%. However, only 52.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland rate of 61.6%.
52.6% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.9% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.6%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 78.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on Mining, where 31.6% of people work, followed by Agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17.1% and Construction at 14.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are most common at 36.8%, with Labourers making up a quarter of the workforce and Machinery operators and drivers accounting for 14.5%.
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 Dajarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30788/dajarra/topic/employment