7.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darlington Point · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Darlington Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is much more common in Darlington Point than in most similar areas, with 63.2% of the workforce in these roles. However, the area faces a tougher job market overall, as the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 51.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below both the state and national figures. While full-time employment is high, the unemployment rate of 7.6% is much higher than in most similar areas.
51.8% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry at 14.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance, which both stand at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, with machinery operators and drivers (16.2%) and technicians and trades (15.9%) also representing significant shares of the local workforce.
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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121030/darlington-point/topic/employment