2.5% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gundagai · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Gundagai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Gundagai over the last decade, with this figure falling 4.7 percentage points since 2011. While the workforce has shrunk, unemployment is now very low at 2.5%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 56.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.0%, about the same as the New South Wales average.
56.1% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 20.2% of workers, followed by manufacturing at 12.7% and health care and social assistance at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and labourers are the most common roles, making up 21.3% and 21.0% of the workforce respectively, while technicians and trades account for 11.5%.
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 Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031264/gundagai/topic/employment