1.6% ▼ -56.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dixons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dixons Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for workers in Dixons Creek, accounting for 17.6% of local jobs. This small community has a very strong employment record, with an unemployment rate of just 1.6% which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 56.3%, slightly lower than the national average.
59.9% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond manufacturing, the local workforce is spread across agriculture, forestry and fishing (11.9%), construction (10.2%), and health care and social assistance (9.7%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 26.7%, followed by professionals at 15.3% and labourers at 14.8%. Technicians, trades, and clerical workers make up the rest of the primary workforce.
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 Dixons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20762/dixons-creek/topic/employment