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Diddillibah · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Diddillibah

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

A higher unemployment rate of 6.7% marks the local job market in Diddillibah, which is a little above the national figure. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This suggests a local workforce that faces more challenges in finding steady employment than people in the wider state.

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📍 Diddillibah, Suburb / Locality

Where Diddillibah sits — Unemployment rate

6.7% ▼ -21.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Diddillibah — higher than 81% of areas.

Diddillibah6.7%
4559, QLD 4.5%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 57% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.5%, sitting well below both state and national levels.

Unemployment rate

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6.7% ▼ -21.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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57.0% ▼ -1.1%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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54.5% ▲ +0.9%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 16.2%, followed closely by construction at 15.3%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 10% and education and training at 9.3%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%, with managers accounting for 15.3%. Technicians and trades people represent 14.6% of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative roles make up 13.3%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Diddillibah — Professionals leads at 21%, ahead of Managers (15%) and Technicians & trades (15%).

Professionals 21.1% Managers 15.3% Technicians & trades 14.6% Clerical & administrative 13.3% Community & personal service 10.3% Sales workers 9.7% Labourers 9.2% Machinery operators & drivers 6.1%

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 Diddillibah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30843/diddillibah/topic/employment