6.1% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dunbogan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dunbogan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 36.7% of adults are working or looking for work in Dunbogan, which is far below the national figure. This low workforce participation is paired with a local unemployment rate of 6.1%, which is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas. Full-time employment is also far below the state and national figures, sitting at 45.9%.
36.7% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.9% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 21.1%, followed by construction at 12.9% and education and training at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 21.4%. Community and personal service workers make up 17.3% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 13.8%.
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 Dunbogan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11313/dunbogan/topic/employment