3.3% ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dinner Plain · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dinner Plain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Dinner Plain are working or looking for work than in 2011, with 80% now active in the labour force. This high level of activity is far above the national figure, though full-time roles have dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 80% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment fell 12 points since 2011 to 50.5%. This is well below the Victorian average, yet the unemployment rate is low at 3.3%, which is a little below the national figure.
80.0% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on tourism and hospitality, with 42.9% of the workforce employed in accommodation and food services. Other common industries include administrative support at 13.2% and professional services at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and community and personal service workers are the most common roles, each making up 22% of the workforce. Professionals account for 16.5%, followed by labourers at 12.1% and clerical workers at 11%.
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 Dinner Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222018/dinner-plain/topic/employment