4.8% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oatlands - Dundas Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Oatlands - Dundas Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Oatlands - Dundas Valley compared to the national figure. Only 56.2% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the Australian average. This shift is partly due to a significant drop in full-time employment over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell 10 points since 2011 to 55.7%, which is now well below the national figure. While the unemployment rate is 4.8%, this is about the same as both the state and the nation.
56.2% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents are health care and social assistance at 14.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are professionals, while clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 15.9%, followed closely by managers at 15.6%.
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 Oatlands - Dundas Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125021478/oatlands-dundas-valley/topic/employment