4.1% —
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darling Range (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Darling Range (East Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Darling Range than in most similar areas. This active workforce is backed by a low unemployment rate of 4.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 67.9% of adults are working or looking for work, well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 61.2%.
67.9% —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% —
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance both accounting for 11.4% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%. Professionals are the next most common occupation at 14.9%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 13.7%.
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 Darling Range (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51902/darling-range/topic/employment