14.4% ▲ +72.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dareton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dareton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has climbed by 19 percentage points since 2011 in Dareton (L), reaching 66% of the workforce. However, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly, and the unemployment rate has risen to 14.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 30.7%, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time work is well above the state average, the unemployment rate is also much higher than the 4.9% seen across New South Wales.
30.7% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.0% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in the area are health care and social assistance at 18.6%, followed by public administration and safety at 11.3%. Agriculture and construction both account for 10.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 17.5%. Technicians and trades follow at 14.4%, with labourers, professionals, and clerical staff each making up about 12% of the local jobs.
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 Dareton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122048/dareton/topic/employment