3.9% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dudley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dudley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high level of employment marks Dudley, where 65.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This figure is well above both the state and national averages. The local workforce is largely stable, with an unemployment rate of 3.9% that is a little below the Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working adults make up 65.8% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, slightly below the national figure of 58.9%.
65.8% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 56.6%
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 Dudley at 22.2%. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 10.6% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.7%. Managers follow at 13.4%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.8% of the local workforce.
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 Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11303/dudley/topic/employment