6.5% —
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
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%.
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%.
52.0% —
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% —
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
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%.
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