23.6% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dampier Peninsula · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dampier Peninsula
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 23.6% unemployment rate marks the Dampier Peninsula as having one of the highest jobless rates among similar areas. Only 47.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a significant portion of the adult population is not engaged in the formal workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 23.6%, which is far above the 5.1% seen across Western Australia and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 56.8%, a little below the national average of 58.9%.
47.9% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for workers here at 25.1%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.7%. Other key sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing (12.2%) and public administration and safety (11.1%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 19.9%, while professionals account for 17.3%. Managers and clerical or administrative staff each make up 12.5% of the local workforce.
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 Dampier Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50380/dampier-peninsula/topic/employment