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Gladstone Park - Westmeadows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

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

A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows compared to the rest of the state. While nearly 60% of the workforce are in full-time roles, the area faces a higher unemployment rate of 6.7%, which is up from 5.3% in 2011.

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📍 Gladstone Park - Westmeadows, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Gladstone Park - Westmeadows sits — Unemployment rate

6.7% ▲ +26.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Gladstone Park - Westmeadows — higher than 83% of areas.

Gladstone Park - Westmeadows6.7%
3049, VIC 6.4%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Victorian average of 62.4%. This is alongside a jobless rate of 6.7%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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6.7% ▲ +26.4%

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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57.9% ▼ -6.5%

Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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59.9% ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Construction is the biggest employer here at 12.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.8%. Transport and warehousing also employ a significant 9.1% of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 17.2%, with clerical and administrative work following closely at 16.5%. Technicians and tradespeople make up another 16.0% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Gladstone Park - Westmeadows splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Clerical & administrative (17%), with Technicians & trades at 16%.

Professionals 17.2% Clerical & administrative 16.5% Technicians & trades 16.0% Managers 11.2% Community & personal service 10.5% Labourers 9.6% Sales workers 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers 8.0%

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 Gladstone Park - Westmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051245/gladstone-park-westmeadows/topic/employment