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Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven

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

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven compared to the rest of the country. Only 49.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is mirrored in full-time employment, which has fallen significantly since 2011.

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📍 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven sits — Unemployment rate

6.8% ▼ -22.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven — higher than 83% of areas.

Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven6.8%
2263, NSW 6.8%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is 6.8%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 4.9% and higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment has dropped 7.8 points over the last decade to 52.0%, leaving the area well below the national average.

Unemployment rate

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6.8% ▼ -22.6%

Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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49.9% ▼ -1.6%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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52.0% ▼ -13.0%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 18.5%. Other common industries include construction at 12.1% and retail trade at 11.9%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common jobs are in community and personal services at 16.2%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.4%. Labourers make up 13.4% of the workforce, while professionals and clerical staff each account for around 12%.

Occupations people work in

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Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (16%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Labourers at 14%.

Community & personal service 16.2% Technicians & trades 15.4% Labourers 13.4% Professionals 12.7% Clerical & administrative 12.2% Sales workers 10.3% Machinery operators & drivers 9.4% Managers 8.6%

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 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021048/gorokan-kanwal-charmhaven/topic/employment