5.1% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dundas Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dundas Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Dundas Valley compared to the rest of the country. While 56.7% of adults are in the labour force, this is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little below the state and national figures, sitting at 56.4%. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
56.7% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 13.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.1%. Education and training also employ a significant 9.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.8% and managers at 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 Dundas Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11316/dundas-valley/topic/employment