2.8% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dalveen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dalveen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 56.2% of adults in Dalveen are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Queensland and national averages. This indicates a smaller proportion of the population is active in the workforce compared to most other areas. While employment is lower, the local unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 55.7%. This reflects a broader trend in the area, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other regions.
56.2% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 21.8%. Other common employers include education and training at 12.6%, and accommodation and food services at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%. Labourers are also common at 15.5%, followed by community and personal service workers at 13.2%.
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 Dalveen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30799/dalveen/topic/employment