6.9% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dorroughby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dorroughby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 6.9% shapes the working life of Dorroughby, which is much higher than most similar areas. While more adults are working or looking for work than the state average, far fewer people have found full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment is only 50%, leaving the area well below both the state and national averages.
61.3% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 17.1%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a significant role, employing 15.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent at 24.4%, followed closely by managers at 23.2%. Community and personal service workers make up another large group at 19.5%.
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 Dorroughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11282/dorroughby/topic/employment