11.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dookie College · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dookie College
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Dookie College compared to the rest of the state. Only 52% of adults are in the labour force, and those who are employed are much more likely to be in education or retail than in other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 25% of the population works full-time, which is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. The unemployment rate is also among the highest for similar areas at 11.5%, well above the 5.1% national figure.
52.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
25.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry here, employing 33.3% of workers, followed by retail trade at 25% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 29.2%, while sales workers make up 20.8% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers account for 16.7%, and labourers make up 12.5%.
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 Dookie College [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20778/dookie-college/topic/employment