0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dignams Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dignams Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment is the standout feature for Dignams Creek, where the local job market is remarkably stable. However, the area has a much lower number of people working or looking for work than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the New South Wales average, sitting at just 38.7%.
39.7% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.7% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Dignams Creek is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 16.1%. Retail trade, professional services, and health care each account for 12.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 25.8%, followed by professionals at 22.6% and managers at 16.1%.
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 Dignams Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11257/dignams-creek/topic/employment