4.7% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
D'Aguilar · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in D'Aguilar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 26 percentage point climb in adults working or looking for work since 2011 marks a major shift for D'Aguilar. The area now has a very active workforce compared to similar places, with 63.7% of adults employed or seeking a job. Full-time work has also risen to 59.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work is much higher than most areas and sits a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate of 4.7% is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures, having fallen slightly since 2011.
63.7% ▲ +70.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction and health care and social assistance are the top two industries here, each employing about 12% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 9.7%, with education and training making up 8.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common group at 18.9%. They are followed by community and personal service workers (16.4%) and labourers (15.6%).
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 D'Aguilar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315028/d-aguilar/topic/employment