3.3% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dardanup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Dardanup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 3.3% means most working-age people in Dardanup have found a job. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. While the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas, full-time employment is a little below the state and national levels.
64.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction leading at 10.9%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 10.3% and manufacturing at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.1%, followed by technicians and trades at 17.3% and professionals at 15.3%.
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 Dardanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021010/dardanup/topic/employment