7.2% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dandenong North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dandenong North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 7.2% marks the current job market in Dandenong North, which is a little above the national figure. While full-time work is common, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This lower activity level sits alongside a 7.2% unemployment rate, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
54.0% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.2%. Manufacturing follows closely at 12.4%, with construction and retail trade each employing around 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%. Technicians and trades people are nearly as common at 16.4%, followed by labourers at 13.5% and clerical or administrative staff at 12.4%.
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 Dandenong North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20708/dandenong-north/topic/employment