4.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Direk · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Direk
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Direk than in most similar areas. About 76.6% of the adult population is in the workforce, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This high activity is reflected in the 60.1% of people who are employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The rate of adults working or looking for work is among the highest at this level, sitting 16 points above the Australian average. However, the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
76.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 60.1%
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 here, employing 16% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include manufacturing at 11.1% and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%. Community and personal service workers follow at 15.6%, while technicians and trades account for 13.2% of occupations.
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 Direk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40366/direk/topic/employment