0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dry Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Dry Creek compared to the rest of the state. Most of the local workforce is employed full-time, and the area currently reports a 0.0% unemployment rate.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 76.9% of adults active in the labour force, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also high at 62.5%, well above the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
76.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 37.5% of workers. Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 15.6% and health care and social assistance at 12.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four local workers is a manager, while sales workers make up 21.9% of the workforce. Professionals and labourers each account for 12.5% of occupations in the area.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Dry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11297/dry-creek/topic/employment