3.4% ▼ -34.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dromana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Dromana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for people in Dromana, where 16% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This coastal area has a low number of people working or looking for work compared to other regions. While full-time employment has fallen since 2011, the unemployment rate is now quite low at 3.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.2% of adults in Dromana are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 52.3%, though the 3.4% unemployment rate is a little below the national figure.
52.2% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction leads local employment at 16%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.7% and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest occupational group at 18.1%. They are followed closely by technicians and trades at 17.7%, with managers accounting for 15.7% of the local workforce.
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 Dromana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021377/dromana/topic/employment