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Gippsland · Federal Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Gippsland

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Gippsland than in most similar areas. Only 52.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a workforce that is significantly smaller relative to the total adult population than in other parts of the country.

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📍 Gippsland, Federal Electorate

Where Gippsland sits — Unemployment rate

5.2% —

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Gippsland — higher than 57% of areas.

Gippsland5.2%
Rest of Vic. 4.1%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work fell 9.8 points since 2016 to reach 52.7%, a figure well below the Victorian average of 62.4%. Full-time employment also dropped 5.2 points since 2016, while the unemployment rate stayed steady at 5.2%.

Unemployment rate

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5.2% —

Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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52.7% —

Lower than 87% of federal electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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55.1% —

Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.3%, followed by construction at 9.8% and retail trade at 9.7%. Education, training, public administration, and safety also make up significant shares of the local workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.3%, managers at 13.2%, and labourers at 12.2%.

Occupations people work in

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Gippsland splits fairly evenly between Professionals (17%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Professionals 16.6% Technicians & trades 15.4% Community & personal service 13.3% Managers 13.2% Labourers 12.2% Clerical & administrative 11.6% Sales workers 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers 6.9%

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 Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED216/gippsland/topic/employment