14.3% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dallas · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dallas
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Dallas compared to most similar areas. The local unemployment rate is 14.3%, which is well above both the Victorian and national figures. This creates a challenging job market where only 40.4% of adults are active in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 40.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than in most areas, with only 51.3% of the workforce in full-time roles.
40.4% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 12.0%. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.1%, while manufacturing, retail, and transport each account for 9.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is largely made up of technicians and trades at 17.1%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 14.9%, labourers at 14.7%, and community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
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 Dallas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20702/dallas/topic/employment