4.7% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dunstan · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Dunstan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Dunstan than in 2011, with this rate climbing 8.2 percentage points to 64.5%. This is well above the national figure. The local workforce is largely professional, with a strong presence in health care and technical roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is higher than in most areas, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7% since 2011. Full-time employment stands at 57.6%, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.
64.5% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 57.6%
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 17.8%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.6% and education and training at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.7%. Managers account for 14.9%, while 12.3% of the workforce take on clerical and administrative roles.
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 Dunstan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40010/dunstan/topic/employment