4.8% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dorrigo · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dorrigo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp decline in employment has hit Dorrigo over the last decade, with the share of adults working or looking for work falling by 20 percentage points since 2011. Only 41.8% of adults are now in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate remains steady at 4.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work has become much less common here, falling to 46.5% since 2011. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58% and is much lower than most similar areas.
41.8% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.5% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers at 15.1%, followed by education and training at 9.2% and accommodation and food services at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (13.7%), clerical staff (13.2%), and labourers (13.2%).
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 Dorrigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115053/dorrigo/topic/employment