3.4% ▲ —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dandaragan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dandaragan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Dandaragan than in most other areas. This strong employment trend is highlighted by a very high full-time employment rate of 70.1%, which is well above the Western Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local workforce is very active, with 71% of adults working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national average at 3.4%.
71.0% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.2%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 71.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.1% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 70.1%
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 33.9% of workers. Mining is the next largest sector at 12.1%, followed by construction, education, and health care at 6.9% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of the local workforce are managers, which is the most common occupation. Machinery operators and drivers make up another 19%, while professionals account for 12.6% of roles.
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 Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50382/dandaragan/topic/employment