4.4% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dayton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dayton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults defines the daily life of Dayton, where 78.1% of adults are either employed or looking for work. This level of activity is far above the national figure, with full-time work being particularly common here.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the highest for similar areas, sitting far above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 65.8%, while the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
78.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.4%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16%, followed by retail trade at 10.2% and transport and warehousing at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.7%, followed closely by those in community and personal services at 15.8% and professionals at 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 Dayton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50397/dayton/topic/employment