7.0% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dandenong South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dandenong South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 67.2% is well above the national figure in Dandenong South. This industrial hub sees a high proportion of its residents in steady work, though it also faces an unemployment rate that is a little above the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure, the local unemployment rate of 7.0% is much higher than most areas.
60.2% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the dominant industry here, employing 20.3% of the workforce, followed by construction at 12.5% and other services at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is largely made up of technicians and trades people at 28.1% and labourers at 21.9%, which aligns with the area's strong manufacturing base.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20709/dandenong-south/topic/employment