4.0% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dickson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dickson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 78.2% of adults in Dickson are working or looking for work, making it one of the most active areas for employment in the region. This high level of activity is matched by a strong full-time workforce, with most residents holding stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The employment rate is far above the national figure of 61.1% and well above the ACT's 69.6%. While 65.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate sits at 4.0%, which is a little below the Australian figure.
78.2% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 78.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry here, employing 35.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include professional and technical services at 13.7% and education and training at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, with professionals making up 40.6% of the population and managers accounting for another 18.9%. Clerical and administrative workers follow at 13.1%.
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 Dickson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80046/dickson/topic/employment