2.1% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dalwallinu · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dalwallinu
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of full-time workers live in Dalwallinu compared to the rest of the country. While about 59% of Australians work full-time, that figure climbs to 70.2% here. This strong employment pattern is paired with a very low unemployment rate of just 2.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. However, the local unemployment rate is much lower than both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
60.8% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in the area at 19.6%, followed closely by manufacturing at 18.8%. Other common industries include education and training at 7.0% and health care and social assistance at 6.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of the local workforce are managers, making up 23.8% of jobs. Other common roles include technicians, trades, and clerical staff, who each make up 14.6% of occupations.
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 Dalwallinu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50375/dalwallinu/topic/employment