4.6% ▼ -57.2%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dangar Island · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dangar Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Dangar Island compared to the rest of the country. While the number of adults working or looking for work rose 20 points since 2011 to reach 56.5%, full-time employment has dropped sharply to 48.0%. This is 11 points lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when the rate was 10.8%.
56.5% ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.0% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 16.2%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce are professionals (47.3%), while managers make up 18.2% of all 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 Dangar Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122047/dangar-island/topic/employment