9.0% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Durack · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Durack
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 9.0% marks the current job market in Durack, which is well above the national figure. While many residents find steady work, the area struggles with a lower percentage of adults working or looking for work compared to most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This aligns with a high unemployment rate of 9.0%, a figure well above the Australian average of 5.1%.
52.7% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 local workers at 16.1%, followed by manufacturing at 12.2%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 8.3% and accommodation and food services at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation group at 16.5%, followed closely by professionals at 15.7% and community and personal service workers at 15.5%. Technicians and trades make up 12.7% of the workforce.
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 Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30905/durack/topic/employment