7.4% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Darnum · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Darnum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Darnum than in most similar areas, reaching 66.2%. This reflects a significant shift in the local workforce, as the number of people active in the job market has climbed by 15 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 58.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate is 7.4%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
66.2% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 58.2%
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 at 15.9%, followed by construction at 14.3% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Local jobs are spread across several fields, with technicians and trades being the most common at 16.4%, while professionals make up 14.8% of the 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 Darnum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222015/darnum/topic/employment