3.6% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dubbo · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Dubbo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Dubbo. A strong 63.4% of workers are in full-time roles, and the local unemployment rate is a low 3.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is well above the national average, though it has fallen 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
60.3% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.4%, followed by retail trade at 9.3% and education and training at 9.1%. Construction and accommodation or food services also employ a significant share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.9%, and community and personal service workers at 13.8%.
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 Dubbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10026/dubbo/topic/employment