12.9% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dimbulah · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dimbulah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Dimbulah compared to the state and national figures. While the share of people in full-time work is well above the national average at 62.2%, the area also faces a high unemployment rate of 12.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% national figure. The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 12.9%, rising 2.7 points since 2011.
47.5% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 15.7%, followed by public administration and safety at 13.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 18.1%, while labourers make up 15% of the workforce.
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 Dimbulah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322034/dimbulah/topic/employment