8.6% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dunolly · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dunolly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Dunolly than in most other similar areas, with only 32.6% of adults working or looking for work. This low participation is paired with an unemployment rate of 8.6%, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44% of the population works full-time, a figure far below the 59.2% seen across Victoria. This helps explain why the local unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 8.6%.
32.6% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.0% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the largest employer in the area, accounting for 17.8% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 14.1%, with retail trade making up 11.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 18.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.6%. Those in community and personal service roles make up 15.4% of occupations.
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 Dunolly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20813/dunolly/topic/employment