5.2% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darch · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Darch
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults in Darch are working or looking for work than in most other areas. This strong participation rate is seen alongside a typical workforce that leans towards professional and health-related roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. While 58.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than in most similar areas.
72.4% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 72.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 58.6%
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 13.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.5% and construction at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.4%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 14.4% and technicians and trades at 13.8%.
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 Darch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50384/darch/topic/employment