3.0% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dardanup · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dardanup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has climbed by 8.4 percentage points since 2011 in Dardanup (L). This rise to 61% makes the area's full-time work rate much higher than most similar places. While more people are in steady work, the overall share of adults working or looking for work has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is very low at 3%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the state and national figures of 5.1%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work fell by 10 points since 2011 to 60.7%.
60.7% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry here, employing 13.3% of the workforce. Other major sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.5%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.2%, while professionals and labourers each account for around 12% of the local 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 Dardanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521018/dardanup/topic/employment