6.6% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dawesville - Bouvard · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Dawesville - Bouvard
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 53.9% of adults in Dawesville - Bouvard are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most other areas. This reflects a community with a smaller workforce and a higher unemployment rate of 6.6% compared to the state and national figures of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 53.8%, a rate that has fallen since 2011. This trend mirrors the overall workforce, where those working or looking for work have dropped by 2.8 percentage points over the last decade.
53.9% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 14.2%, followed by construction at 12.1% and health care and social assistance at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of jobs at 20.4%. Other common roles include professionals at 13.7% and community and personal service workers at 12.4%.
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 Dawesville - Bouvard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011021/dawesville-bouvard/topic/employment