4.4% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Gap · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in The Gap
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in The Gap compared to the rest of the country. About 67.6% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above both the Queensland and national figures. Most of these residents are employed full-time, and the local unemployment rate sits at 4.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is 67.6%, which is 6.5 percentage points higher than the Australian average. While full-time employment has fallen slightly to 58.2% since 2011, the unemployment rate has barely changed, remaining around 4.4%.
67.6% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 15.8% of the workforce. Professional and technical services follow at 14.8%, with education and training also which accounts for 13.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a large part of the local workforce at 38.5%, followed by managers at 17.2%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative positions at 12% and community and personal service workers at 9.5%.
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 The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304041103/the-gap/topic/employment