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Jobs & Industry in Damascus

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

Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ nearly 39% of the workforce in Damascus. This is a small community where very few adults are working or looking for work, though those who are employed face a very low unemployment rate of 0.0%.

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📍 Damascus, Suburb / Locality

Where Damascus sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Damascus — lower than 99% of areas.

Damascus0.0%
4671, QLD 9.7%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 43.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 50.0%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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43.4% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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50.0% —

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Almost 39% of workers are in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the dominant industry. Other common fields include health care and social assistance at 11.1%, and retail and education both at 8.3%.

Industries people work in

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In Damascus, Agriculture, forestry & fishing is the majority at 58%; Health care & social assistance is next at 17%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 38.9% Health care & social assistance 11.1% Retail trade 8.3% Education & training 8.3%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 22.2%. Technicians, trades, and machinery operators each make up 16.7% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Damascus, the largest group is Community & personal service at 25%, followed by Technicians & trades (19%) and Machinery operators & drivers (19%).

Community & personal service 22.2% Technicians & trades 16.7% Machinery operators & drivers 16.7% Professionals 13.9% Managers 11.1% Labourers 8.3%

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 Damascus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30802/damascus/topic/employment