7.0% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dutton Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dutton Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Dutton Park than in most similar areas. While 66.9% of adults are in the labour force, the local unemployment rate of 7.0% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.0%, which is a little above the figures for Queensland (5.4%) and Australia (5.1%). Full-time employment sits at 56.5%, slightly below the national figure of 58.9%.
66.9% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.2%, followed by education and training at 12.9%. Professional and technical roles make up 12.3% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.9% and managers at 11.6%.
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 Dutton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30910/dutton-park/topic/employment