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Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

An unemployment rate of 8.2% is among the highest for its area, making Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) a place where finding work is tougher than in most of the state. While full-time employment stays steady, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure.

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📍 Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

8.2% ▲ +35.1%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 88% of areas.

Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan)8.2%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 53.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian rate of 62.4%. This represents a 12 point drop since 2011, while the unemployment rate rose 2.1 points in the same period.

Unemployment rate

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8.2% ▲ +35.1%

Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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53.3% ▼ -18.1%

Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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59.0% ▼ -10.7%

Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Employment is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance (13.4%) and manufacturing (13.3%) as the most common industries. Construction (11.9%) and retail trade (9.2%) also employ a significant portion of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades people make up the largest group at 17.8%, followed by labourers at 15.6%. Other common roles include professionals (14.5%), machinery operators and drivers (12.5%), and community and personal service workers (11.1%).

Occupations people work in

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Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (18%) and Labourers (16%), with Professionals at 15%.

Technicians & trades 17.8% Labourers 15.6% Professionals 14.5% Machinery operators & drivers 12.5% Community & personal service 11.1% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Sales workers 7.6% Managers 7.3%

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 Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22305/dandenong/topic/employment