0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dakenba · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few people are out of work in Dakenba, where 77.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The area has a strong employment record, with a 0% unemployment rate.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work accounts for 59% of the workforce, which is about the same as Queensland and Australia. The share of adults working or looking for work is among the highest for similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
77.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 28.2% of the workforce. Manufacturing follows at 11.5%, while retail trade employs 7.7%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and technicians or trades are the most common roles, each making up 21.8% of occupations. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 14.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Dakenba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30790/dakenba/topic/employment