0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Diwan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Diwan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Diwan than in most other similar areas. While a small number of residents are employed, the local unemployment rate is remarkably low at 0.0%. This reflects a small, specialised workforce where a third of employees hold manager roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 50.6%, sitting 8.3 percentage points below the national average.
57.7% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in accommodation and food services, which employs 28.4% of people. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 9.9%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the workforce at 33.3%, followed by professionals at 19.8%. Labourers and technicians or trades people also feature prominently, accounting for 16.0% and 14.8% of jobs 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 Diwan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30853/diwan/topic/employment