3.4% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dungog · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Dungog
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 3.4% defines the local job market in Dungog, where more people are finding work than in most similar areas. While full-time employment has dipped slightly over the last decade, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has risen to 58.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the state figure of 4.9%. However, full-time work is less common here than in other regions, with 56.5% of the workforce in full-time roles, a figure that has fallen 2.6 points since 2011.
58.7% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction and health care are the biggest employers in Dungog, each accounting for about 12% of the workforce. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a significant role, employing 9.4% of local workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades are the most common roles at 18.3%, followed by managers at 15.9% and professionals at 14.8%. Other notable groups include clerical and administrative staff at 11.9% and labourers at 10.8%.
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 Dungog [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12700/dungog/topic/employment