7.0% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darling Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Darling Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high 64.8% of adults in Darling Heights are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. However, the area faces challenges with a 7.0% unemployment rate, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults here are in the workforce than in most areas, full-time employment is well below the Queensland average at 50.8%. The local unemployment rate is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
64.8% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for 23.7% of the workforce. Education and training follows at 10.7%, with retail trade making up 10.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 21.2%. Professionals make up 17.9% of the workforce, while labourers account for 16.5%.
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 Darling Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30809/darling-heights/topic/employment