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Dry Plain · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Dry Plain

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A remarkably high proportion of adults in Dry Plain are working or looking for work compared to similar areas. This engagement is paired with a total lack of unemployment, though full-time roles are less common than in the wider state.

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📍 Dry Plain, Suburb / Locality

Where Dry Plain sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dry Plain — lower than 99% of areas.

Dry Plain0.0%
2630, NSW 3.2%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Working or looking for work is common here, with 80% of adults doing so, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below the national figure of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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80.0% —

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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54.2% —

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is split between two main sectors, with 41.7% working in agriculture, forestry and fishing and 33.3% in public administration and safety.

Industries people work in

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In Dry Plain, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 48%, followed by Public administration & safety (38%) and Retail trade (14%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 41.7% Public administration & safety 33.3% Retail trade 12.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 37.5%, followed by managers at 29.2% and machinery operators and drivers at 16.7%.

Occupations people work in

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In Dry Plain, the largest group is Technicians & trades at 39%, followed by Managers (30%) and Machinery operators & drivers (17%).

Technicians & trades 37.5% Managers 29.2% Machinery operators & drivers 16.7% Labourers 12.5%

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 Dry Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11298/dry-plain/topic/employment