6.9% ▼ -43.5%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dunedoo · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dunedoo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Education and training is the most common industry for workers in Dunedoo, where 18.3% of people are employed in this sector. The local job market is smaller than typical areas, with only 42.1% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate of 6.9% is a little above the Australian average, it has fallen significantly since 2011.
42.1% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Outside of education, the biggest employers are in agriculture, forestry and fishing (14.1%) and health care and social assistance (11.2%). Retail trade also employs a notable 9.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%, followed by managers at 14.9%. Professionals and community or personal service workers each account for 14.1% 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 Dunedoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121032/dunedoo/topic/employment