Dawesville (South West) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Dawesville (South West)

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

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Dawesville, where 13.1% of the workforce is employed in this field. The area has a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other places, with a typical unemployment rate of 6.5%.

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📍 Dawesville (South West), State Electorate

Where Dawesville (South West) sits — Unemployment rate

6.5% —
  • 2.0%–2.5%: 2 areas
  • 2.5%–3.0%: 8 areas
  • 3.0%–3.5%: 32 areas
  • 3.5%–4.0%: 50 areas
  • 4.0%–4.5%: 85 areas
  • 4.5%–5.0%: 68 areas
  • 5.0%–5.5%: 53 areas
  • 5.5%–6.0%: 39 areas
  • 6.0%–6.5%: 34 areas
  • 6.5%–7.0%: 19 areas
  • 7.0%–7.5%: 8 areas
  • 7.5%–8.0%: 7 areas
  • 8.0%–8.5%: 10 areas
  • 8.5%–9.0%: 7 areas
  • 9.0%–9.5%: 3 areas
  • 9.5%–10.0%: 2 areas
  • 10.0%–10.5%: 2 areas
  • 10.5%–11.0%: 2 areas
  • 11.0%–11.5%: 0 areas
  • 11.5%–12.0%: 1 area
  • 12.0%–12.5%: 1 area
  • 12.5%–13.0%: 0 areas
  • 13.0%–13.5%: 0 areas
  • 13.5%–14.0%: 1 area
  • 14.0%–14.5%: 0 areas
  • 14.5%–15.0%: 1 area
  • 15.0%–15.5%: 0 areas
  • 15.5%–16.0%: 9 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Dawesville (South West) — higher than 81% of areas.

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Dawesville (South West)6.5%
Greater Perth 5.3%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 52% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, while the unemployment rate is a little above both the state and national levels at 6.5%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The biggest employers in the area are Health care and social assistance at 13.1%, followed by Mining at 11.9% and Construction at 10.4%. Retail trade and Education and training also make up a significant part of the local workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation group at 18.9%. This is followed by Professionals at 15.1% and Community and personal service workers at 13.4%.

Occupations people work in

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Dawesville (South West) splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (19%) and Professionals (15%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

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 Dawesville (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52006/dawesville/topic/employment