6.2% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dimbulah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dimbulah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agricultural work defines daily life in Dimbulah, where over 40% of the workforce is employed in farming, forestry, and fishing. While full-time work is more common here than in most similar areas, the total number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, those who are employed are often in full-time roles, and the unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
53.7% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 40.6% of the workforce. Other main employers include education and training at 10.5%, and health care and social assistance at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.4%, followed by labourers at 16.4%. Professionals and community and personal service workers each account for about 10% 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 Dimbulah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30845/dimbulah/topic/employment