8.6% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Darra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 8.6% marks the local job market in Darra. While most adults here are working or looking for work at a rate similar to the rest of the country, the struggle to find employment is much more common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment for 58.4% of the workforce is about the same as the Queensland average.
62.1% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.5%, followed by manufacturing at 10.5%. Other common industries include retail trade and education and training, both at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.6%. Technicians and trades make up 16.9% of the workforce, while labourers account for 12.7%.
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 Darra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30812/darra/topic/employment