3.5% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dubbo · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Dubbo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are in work in Dubbo than in most similar areas, with 63.1% of adults working or looking for a job. This strong employment is led by a high rate of full-time roles and an unemployment rate that has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 65.2% of the workforce in these roles, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This helps keep the unemployment rate low at 3.5%, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
63.1% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.2% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Dubbo, accounting for 20.5% of jobs. Other major industries include retail trade at 10.2% and education and training at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%, followed by community and personal service workers at 15.7%. Technicians and trades people also make up a significant part of the local workforce at 14.1%.
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/sua/1012/dubbo/topic/employment