4.9% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dalby · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dalby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of full-time workers defines the workforce in Dalby, where 62.5% of adults hold full-time roles. This is well above the national figure and reflects a strong local employment market. While most residents are in steady work, the unemployment rate has ticked up slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian average. While full-time employment is much higher than in most areas, that figure fell by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
62.3% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the biggest employer at 12.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8%. Other key sectors include education and training, construction, and agriculture.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%. Labourers are the next most common group at 13.7%, followed closely by professionals at 13.6%.
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 Dalby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313003/dalby/topic/employment