3.9% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dimboola · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dimboola
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Dimboola than in most similar areas. While only 41.9% of adults are in the labour force, the local unemployment rate is a low 3.9%. Full-time employment has risen significantly here, climbing nearly 10 points since 2011 to reach 58.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is 41.9%, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed are often in full-time roles, with a rate of 58.2% that is about the same as Victoria's 59.2%.
41.9% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 58.2%
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 at 17.6%, followed by education and training at 10.7%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a notable 9.4% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal service (15.5%) and professional work (15.0%). Machinery operators and drivers make up 13.7% of the workforce, while labourers and technicians or trades follow closely.
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 Dimboola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215030/dimboola/topic/employment