0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dotswood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dotswood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is exceptionally common in Dotswood, where 97.4% of employed residents hold such roles. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, though far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed are almost all in full-time roles, and the unemployment rate is well below the state average at 0.0%.
52.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
97.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 89.8%
- 2021: 97.4%
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 66.7% of the workforce. Construction accounts for 15.4%, while public administration and safety make up 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of the workforce (61.5%) are managers, followed by labourers at 17.9%. Professionals make up 12.8% of the local roles, and 10.3% are machinery operators and drivers.
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 Dotswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30868/dotswood/topic/employment