3.8% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dunlop · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dunlop
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 30% of workers in Dunlop are employed in public administration and safety, making it a major hub for government work. This high employment rate is mirrored in the workforce, where 74.1% of adults are working or looking for work—a figure far above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a very strong employment rate, with 66.4% of people working full-time. This is well above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas, while the unemployment rate of 3.8% is slightly lower than the Australian average.
74.1% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.1%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.4% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry at 29.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8% and education and training at 10.2%. Construction and professional services also make up a notable part of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.1%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 18.2% of the workforce, followed by managers at 15.3% and technicians and trades at 13.5%.
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 Dunlop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80049/dunlop/topic/employment