5.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Darlington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Darlington than in the state or national figures. While 63.1% of adults are active in the labour force, the area faces a struggle with jobs, as the unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment sits at 57.0%, while the 5.9% unemployment rate is much higher than in most other areas.
63.1% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 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 19.5%. Other major employers include retail trade at 12.0% and construction at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.0%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 13.3% and community and personal service workers at 13.0%.
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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40350/darlington/topic/employment