0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dumbarton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dumbarton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Dumbarton, where 20.7% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area has a very small workforce overall, but those who are employed are almost all in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work—a figure well below the national average—there is no unemployment in the area. Full-time employment is slightly higher than the national figure at 60.3%.
54.4% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, people in Dumbarton often work in education and training (14.0%) or health care and social assistance (13.2%). Mining and retail trade each make up 9.1% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades are the most common roles, each accounting for 17.4% of jobs. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 15.7%, while managers and clerical workers each make up 14.0%.
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 Dumbarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50435/dumbarton/topic/employment