2.6% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dunmore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dunmore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Dunmore, where over 20% of people are employed in this field. The area has a strong workforce, with a higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than the national average. Unemployment is notably low here, sitting at just 2.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure. While unemployment is a little below the state and national rates, the share of people in full-time work is well below the New South Wales average.
62.9% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 20.5%, followed by construction at 14.6%. Other main employers include education and training, public administration and safety, and manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common group of workers at 23.2%, while managers and clerical and administrative staff each make up about 17% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers and technicians or tradespeople also represent significant shares.
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 Dunmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11326/dunmore/topic/employment