4.2% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gwydir · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Gwydir
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a third of the workforce in Gwydir is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, marking it as a primary industry hub. While full-time work is common for those employed, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 50.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who do work are more likely to be in full-time roles, with 63.3% of the workforce employed full-time.
50.4% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer at 35.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8% and education and training at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.8%, with labourers at 14.2% and professionals at 12.3% also representing significant shares 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 Gwydir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13660/gwydir/topic/employment