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+).
Dutton River · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 41 percentage point gap separates the full-time employment rate in Dutton River from the national figure. While the area has an incredibly high rate of full-time work, it is an unusual landscape where the typical resident is either fully employed or not in the workforce at all.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is at 100%, which is far above the 58.9% national figure. However, only 50.9% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
50.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on the land, with 71.4% of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most of the workforce are managers, making up 85.7% of jobs, while labourers account for 39.3% of roles.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Dutton River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30911/dutton-river/topic/employment