0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Durham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Durham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A total shift toward full-time work has seen Durham become an area where 100% of employed people hold full-time roles. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. The local workforce is highly active, with a very low unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 74.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This high level of activity is mirrored by a 0.0% unemployment rate, well below the national 5.1%.
74.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 82.6%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 64% of the workforce, while another 12% work in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are employed as labourers, and a further 24% work as technicians and tradespeople.
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 Durham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30907/durham/topic/employment