9.5% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gin Gin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Gin Gin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gin Gin than in most similar areas. Only 41.9% of adults are in the labour force, a figure far below the national rate of 61.1%. This stands alongside a high unemployment rate of 9.5%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 53.7% since 2011, leaving Gin Gin well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The share of adults working or looking for work also dropped 3.6 points over a decade to 41.9%, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
41.9% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here at 23.1%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.8%, followed by education and training at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%. Managers follow at 17.6%, with machinery operators and drivers also common at 14.0%.
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 Gin Gin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021504/gin-gin/topic/employment