1.4% ▼ -78.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 1.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dales Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dales Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of just 1.4% marks the workforce in Dales Creek. This area sees a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other similar places, with most people in the workforce employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 68.5% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 63.5%, well above the 59.2% seen across Victoria.
68.5% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is largely employed in construction, which accounts for 17.5% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 14.2%, with manufacturing, transport, and education each making up 7.6% of the industry mix.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 26.1%. Other common roles include professionals at 16.6%, machinery operators and drivers at 12.8%, and labourers at 10.4%.
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 Dales Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20701/dales-creek/topic/employment