5.7% ▼ -48.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dundowran · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dundowran
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce has seen Dundowran evolve into a hub for healthcare and community services. The area's most striking feature is a low number of adults working or looking for work, at 54.1%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well below Queensland and Australia. While 56.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 5.7% is much higher than in most similar areas.
54.1% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Healthcare and social assistance is the main employer for 23.4% of residents. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.2% and accommodation and food services at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 20.8%. This aligns with the high number of people working in healthcare, while professionals make up 15.5% of the 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 Dundowran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30897/dundowran/topic/employment