6.7% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gympie - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Gympie - North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Gympie - North. Only 49.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the state and national averages. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 6.7% since 2011, it remains a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 53.3% since 2011, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This trend is consistent with a broader decline in the number of adults working or looking for work, which is now far below the national average.
49.6% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 53.3%
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 for local workers at 15.5%, followed by retail trade at 12.5% and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, each making up about 15% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.8%.
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 Gympie - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319031512/gympie-north/topic/employment