5.0% ▼ -32.2%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dapto - Port Kembla · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Dapto - Port Kembla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer full-time jobs have been found in Dapto - Port Kembla since 2011, with the share of full-time workers falling by 6.1 percentage points. While unemployment has dropped to 5.0%, the area still sees fewer people working or looking for work than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national figures, sitting at 54.8%.
55.1% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industry for local workers is health care and social assistance at 17.9%, followed by construction at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 17.5%, while technicians and trades workers make up 16.3% of the 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 Dapto - Port Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10701/dapto-port-kembla/topic/employment