4.5% —
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dunkley · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Dunkley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Dunkley, where 14.9% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area shows a strong employment trend, with a higher share of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that rose 3.6 percentage points since 2016. This is higher than most areas, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.5%.
63.2% —
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% —
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, construction is a major employer at 13.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and education and training at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 16.1%.
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 Dunkley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED212/dunkley/topic/employment