5.1% ▲ +97.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dundee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dundee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More full-time workers live in Dundee than in most similar areas, with 63.2% of the workforce in permanent roles. This is well above both the state and national figures. While most adults are employed, the unemployment rate of 5.1% is higher than in many other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. While full-time employment is high, the unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure.
61.2% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the workforce, 46.1%, works in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Other common industries include construction at 10.5% and education and training at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 36.8%, followed by professionals at 18.4% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.2%.
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 Dundee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11317/dundee/topic/employment