3.8% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Denison - Dongara · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Port Denison - Dongara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the most common industry for workers in Port Denison - Dongara, with 11.3% of the local workforce employed in the sector. While the unemployment rate is low at 3.8%, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 5.9 percentage points since 2011 to 54.7%.
46.4% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 75.7%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond mining, the local economy relies on retail trade at 10.9%, followed by accommodation and food services at 9.4%. Construction and health care are also significant, each employing 9.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest occupational group at 18.8%. Labourers follow at 15.1%, while managers and professionals account for 12.6% and 11.8% of roles respectively.
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 Port Denison - Dongara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515031/port-denison-dongara/topic/employment