3.5% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dartmoor · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dartmoor
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Around the middle for its level, Dartmoor (L) sees a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work than most of the state. Only 51.8% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. While activity has fallen since 2011, the unemployment rate remains low at 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, which is a little below the Victoria figure of 59.2% and fell 5.3 points since 2011. This drop reflects a wider trend, as the number of adults working or looking for work fell 8.9 points over the same period.
51.8% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 15.3%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.4%. Other key sectors include transport and warehousing at 13.5% and construction at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%, with machinery operators and drivers following at 18.9%. Managers account for 16.2% of the local workforce, while community and personal service roles make up 12.6%.
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 Dartmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222016/dartmoor/topic/employment