3.3% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dubbo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dubbo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines Dubbo, where 65% of the workforce is employed full-time. This is well above the national figure and reflects a highly active local economy. Most adults here are working or looking for work, with an unemployment rate of 3.3% which is a little below the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults in Dubbo are working or looking for work (63.3%) compared to most areas. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%, with a high proportion of residents in full-time roles.
63.3% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Dubbo, accounting for 20% of jobs. Other major sectors include retail trade at 10%, education and training at 9.6%, and construction at 9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.3%. Other common jobs include community and personal service work (15.2%), technicians and trades (14.1%), and clerical or administrative roles (12.8%).
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 Dubbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11299/dubbo/topic/employment