9.4% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dandenong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dandenong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 9.4% unemployment rate makes Dandenong one of the most challenged areas for job seekers at this level. While many residents work in steady full-time roles, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. This creates a stark contrast between those in stable employment and those struggling to find a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This helps explain why the unemployment rate is so high at 9.4%, well above the national figure of 5.1%.
51.8% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Dandenong at 14.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.6% and construction at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed towards hands-on roles, with technicians and trades (18.6%) and labourers (17.9%) being the most common occupations.
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 Dandenong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20707/dandenong/topic/employment