2.2% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dysart · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dysart
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Strong employment rates define daily life in Dysart, where a huge 69.2% of the workforce is employed full-time. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%, reflecting a town heavily driven by steady, full-time industrial work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 2.2%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Around 63.0% of adults are working or looking for work, a result slightly above the national average.
63.0% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.2% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 73.2%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant employer here, making up 43.5% of all jobs. Other common industries include administrative and support services at 7.8% and education and training at 6.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed toward industrial roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 33.1% of occupations. Technicians and trades follow at 18.4%, while labourers account for 12.4%.
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 Dysart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30913/dysart/topic/employment