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+).
Dismal Swamp · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dismal Swamp
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost 81% of adults in Dismal Swamp are working or looking for work, which is far above national levels. While the area has a very high workforce participation rate, nearly half of all residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Zero percent of the workforce is unemployed, a figure well below the state and national rates. However, full-time employment is far below the national average at 42.4%.
80.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.4% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 42.4%
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 48.5% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 12.1%, followed by construction and health care at 9.1% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are managers, making up 45.5% of the local workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 18.2%, while sales workers account for 15.2%.
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 Dismal Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40367/dismal-swamp/topic/employment