0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Doolbi · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce is evident in Doolbi, where a very low 0% unemployment rate now marks the area. While full-time employment sits around 56.7%, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 34% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% seen across Australia. However, those who are in the workforce face almost no joblessness, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
34.0% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Doolbi is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 23.3%. Public administration and safety follow at 20%, while mining accounts for 16.7% of roles.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most typical occupation at 26.7%. Machinery operators and drivers make up another 16.7% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Doolbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30864/doolbi/topic/employment