4.6% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Docker · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment levels have remained steady in Docker, where 67.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The local workforce is primarily driven by a strong presence in farming and healthcare.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. While 60% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
4.6% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for locals at 27.7%. Health care and social assistance also employ a large portion of the community at 23.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.7%, followed by labourers at 20%. Professionals account for 12.3% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Docker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20764/docker/topic/employment