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Dubbo - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Dubbo - West

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in Dubbo - West, where 18.6% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very strong rate of full-time employment, which sits well above the national figure. This stability is reflected in a local unemployment rate of 4.1%, which is lower than in most similar areas.

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📍 Dubbo - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Dubbo - West sits — Unemployment rate

4.1% ▼ -37.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Dubbo - West — lower than 63% of areas.

Dubbo - West4.1%
2830, NSW 3.3%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is high at 65.1%, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.1% since 2011, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dipped slightly to 60.5%.

Unemployment rate

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4.1% ▼ -37.9%

Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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60.5% ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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65.1% ▼ -0.2%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Nearly one in five workers is employed in health care and social assistance. Other significant employers include retail trade at 9.9%, education and training at 9.5%, and construction at 9.2%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 17.8%, followed by community and personal service workers at 15.8%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 13.3% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Dubbo - West splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Community & personal service (16%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Professionals 17.8% Community & personal service 15.8% Technicians & trades 13.3% Clerical & administrative 12.4% Labourers 11.6% Managers 11.3% Sales workers 9.3% Machinery operators & drivers 6.3%

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 Dubbo - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031102/dubbo-west/topic/employment