5.8% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dover Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dover Gardens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five people in Dover Gardens work in health care and social assistance, the most common industry here. While most adults are working or looking for work, the area faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure. However, the 5.8% unemployment rate is much higher than in most other areas.
61.7% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the leading employer at 19.7%, followed by retail trade at 11% and education and training at 9.6%. Construction and public administration also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 17.1% and clerical or administrative staff at 13.1%.
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 Dover Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40371/dover-gardens/topic/employment