5.0% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dongara · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dongara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Dongara compared to the rest of the state. Only 49.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This suggests a population with a high number of retirees or people not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 53.6%. While the unemployment rate is 5.0%, this is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national rates.
49.7% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with retail trade being the most common at 12.7%, followed closely by mining at 12.5% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%, with labourers accounting for another 15.6% 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 Dongara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50416/dongara/topic/employment