5.0% —
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dobell · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Dobell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in Dobell than in most other areas, which shapes the local economy. Only 52.6% of the population holds a full-time job, a figure that has fallen by 6.8 percentage points since 2016.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 5.0%—about the same as the state and national figures—full-time employment remains well below the New South Wales average.
56.3% —
Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% —
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.7%, followed by construction at 11.8% and retail trade at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 15.2%.
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 Dobell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED112/dobell/topic/employment