3.8% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dover Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Dover Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles are the most common industry for people in Dover Heights, where 17.6% of workers are employed in this sector. The area has a high rate of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. This strong employment is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.4%, though this has fallen 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
65.4% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is largely employed in professional and technical services (17.6%), followed by health care and social assistance (13.7%) and finance and insurance (9.7%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 38.6%, with managers making up another 23.8% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative jobs account for 11.5% of the local workers.
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 Dover Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011344/dover-heights/topic/employment