0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Diglum · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Diglum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift toward full-time employment has defined the local workforce in Diglum, where 63.6% of workers now hold full-time roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The area is heavily reliant on the land, with more than half of all jobs based in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the national figure at 61.1%, the unemployment rate is well below the Queensland average, sitting at 0.0%. Full-time employment is much higher here than in most similar areas.
61.1% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for the area, accounting for 59.1% of all jobs. No one in the community works in mining, manufacturing, or construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the workforce are managers, while 22.7% work as labourers. Technicians and trades workers and clerical and administrative staff each make up 13.6% of the local jobs.
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 Diglum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30844/diglum/topic/employment