11.4% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Darry · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Darry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Darry than in the rest of the country, at 85.4%. This is a place where full-time employment is very common, though it also faces a much higher unemployment rate than the national average. Most people here work in agriculture or management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 77.4%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. However, the unemployment rate is also well above the national average at 11.4%.
85.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 85.7%
- 2021: 85.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.4% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 77.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 51.6% of the workforce. Mining and health care and social assistance each account for 9.7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are managers, making up 45.2% of occupations. Labourers are the next most common group at 16.1%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 12.9%.
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 Mount Darry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31954/mount-darry/topic/employment