6.5% ▲ —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dungay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dungay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 6.5% marks the local job market in Dungay, where fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. While many residents hold management roles, the area's overall employment levels sit slightly below the national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment for 57.8% of residents is about the same as the New South Wales average.
56.0% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 17.6%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.7%. Education and training also employ a significant 13.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.5%, while professionals account for 16.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.7% and community and personal service workers at 11.8%.
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 Dungay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11321/dungay/topic/employment