0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dreeite · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dreeite
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the top industry in Dreeite, employing 38.2% of the workforce. The area has a very small working population, but the local job market is remarkably stable with no one recorded as unemployed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 55.9%, but the unemployment rate is far lower than the national average at 0.0%.
58.6% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the large share of people in agriculture, forestry and fishing, the main industries are retail trade at 17.6% and construction at 14.7%. Transport, warehousing, and food and accommodation services each employ 8.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.2%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.7%, followed by machinery operators, drivers, and community and personal service workers who each account for 11.8%.
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 Dreeite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20784/dreeite/topic/employment