5.2% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dumbalk · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dumbalk
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a quarter of workers in Dumbalk are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is a distinct employment profile for the area, where a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 53.8%, while the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than in most similar areas.
56.8% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 26.6%, followed by construction at 12.6% and health care and social assistance at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 16.6% of the local 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 Dumbalk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20804/dumbalk/topic/employment