4.7% ▼ -32.4%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Gambier · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Mount Gambier
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Gambier compared to the state and national figures. While the local workforce is smaller than average, the unemployment rate has improved significantly since 2011, falling to 4.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. Full-time employment has fallen since 2011 to 57.5%, putting it lower than most similar areas.
58.9% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 57.5%
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 16.7%, followed by retail trade at 12.6% and manufacturing at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
People in the area most commonly work in community and personal service (15.0%) or as professionals (14.8%), while technicians and trades make up 14.4% of roles.
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 Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44620/mount-gambier/topic/employment