5.2% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dover · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dover
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are in the workforce in Dover than in most other areas, with only 47.6% working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure and reflects a local economy heavily rooted in the land, where over a third of workers are in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures at 50.6%. While fewer people work overall, the unemployment rate of 5.2% is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
47.6% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 37.8% of workers. Health care and social assistance is the next most common field at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 27.3%, followed by professionals at 16%. Managers and community and personal service workers each account for 13.3% 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 Dover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60165/dover/topic/employment