6.9% ▲ +85.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dowerin · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Dowerin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 50.2% of adults in Dowerin are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This is a small workforce where a significant portion of the community is not in the labour market. The area has also seen a rise in unemployment, which now sits at 6.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell 11 points since 2011 to 55.0%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. This trend is mirrored by the unemployment rate, which rose 3.2 points since 2011 to 6.9%, making it much higher than most similar areas.
50.2% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Dowerin is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training, both at 17.1%. Public administration and safety follows at 13.6%, with health care and social assistance at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role here at 22.1%. Labourers make up 15.7% of the workforce, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.3% and technicians and trades at 12.9%.
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 Dowerin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522021/dowerin/topic/employment