3.2% ▲ —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dinner Plain · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dinner Plain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines the workforce in Dinner Plain, where 80.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This figure is far above the national average, though a smaller proportion of these workers hold full-time roles compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While a very high number of adults are active in the workforce, full-time employment is well below the Victorian figure at 51.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below the state and national rates.
80.2% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 80.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.2%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Jobs in this area are heavily concentrated in hospitality, with 42.4% of people working in accommodation and food services. Other common industries include administrative and support services at 13.0% and professional and technical roles at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%, followed by community and personal service workers at 18.5%. Professionals account for 16.3% of the workforce, while labourers make up 14.1%.
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 Dinner Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20760/dinner-plain/topic/employment