4.0% ▲ +47.9%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dungog · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dungog
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Dungog than in most similar areas. Only 49.1% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has dropped sharply by 21 points since 2011. This shift is seen in full-time employment too, which fell to 52.1% over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is well below the state average, the unemployment rate of 4.0% is a little below the Australian figure.
49.1% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 52.1%
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 local workers at 14.3%, followed by retail trade at 12.3% and construction at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%. Labourers follow at 15.0%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 14.3% of occupations.
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 Dungog [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115055/dungog/topic/employment