4.2% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Diggers Rest · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Diggers Rest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 74% of adults in Diggers Rest are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity is backed by a strong shift towards stable employment, with the proportion of full-time workers rising to 65.7% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the state and national figures, having climbed 4.7 points over the last decade. While more adults are in the workforce here than in most similar areas, the unemployment rate of 4.2% remains about the same as the Australian average.
74.0% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 74.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with the largest groups working in health care and social assistance at 12.4%, followed by construction at 11% and transport and warehousing at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.7%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 15.3% 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 Diggers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214007/diggers-rest/topic/employment