6.4% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dirranbandi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dirranbandi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong shift toward full-time work has occurred in Dirranbandi, where 73.4% of the workforce now holds full-time roles. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. While more people are working or looking for work than in most other areas, the unemployment rate is also much higher than in similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. Despite high full-time employment, the 6.4% unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
66.1% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.4% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 73.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for Dirranbandi, employing 54.2% of the workforce. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 9.7%, and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common, making up 31.8% of jobs. Labourers and machinery operators and drivers also make up a large part of the workforce at 18.5% and 17.5% respectively.
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 Dirranbandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30851/dirranbandi/topic/employment