3.7% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dowerin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dowerin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Dowerin, with 26.7% of workers in these fields. While the unemployment rate is a little lower than the national figure, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australia figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, about the same as the national average.
53.3% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond farming, a large share of the workforce is employed in education and training at 15.1%, and public administration and safety at 11.6%. Transport, warehousing, health care, and social assistance each employ 8.1% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%. Other common roles include labourers, clerical and administrative staff, and machinery operators, who each account for about 12% 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 Dowerin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50424/dowerin/topic/employment