3.7% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gingin - Dandaragan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Gingin - Dandaragan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gingin - Dandaragan than in most similar areas. The local economy is heavily tied to the land and resources, with over a third of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry, fishing or mining.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is a low 3.7%, which is a little below both the state and national rates of 5.1%.
55.0% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 25.5%, followed by mining at 10.3% and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and labourers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 19.9% and 19.7% of the workforce respectively, while technicians and trades follow at 14.7%.
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 Gingin - Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021239/gingin-dandaragan/topic/employment