8.7% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dumbleyung · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dumbleyung
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in four people in Dumbleyung work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the town's biggest industry. However, the local job market is struggling, with an unemployment rate of 8.7% which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Western Australian average. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure at 55.6%, while unemployment is much higher than in most similar areas.
51.2% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from farming, the rest of the workforce is spread across public administration and safety (16.2%) and health care and social assistance (12%). Other notable sectors include education and training at 7.7% and construction at 6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%. This is followed by labourers at 14.5% and technicians and trades at 13.7%, with community services and machinery operators also making up significant portions 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 Dumbleyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50437/dumbleyung/topic/employment