5.5% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gympie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Gympie Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gympie Surrounds compared to most similar areas. Only 53.6% of the adult population is in the labour force, a figure that has fallen over the last decade. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 5.5% since 2011, full-time employment remains well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 53.6%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has also fallen, now sitting at 52.8%, which is much lower than most other areas.
53.6% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 52.8%
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 at 13.1%, followed by construction at 11.6% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs for residents are technicians and trades at 15.6%, managers at 14.5%, and labourers at 14.2%.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319031514/gympie-surrounds/topic/employment