18.5% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gulf · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Gulf
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Education and training is the most common industry for workers in Gulf, where 22.9% of employees work in this sector. While full-time work has risen to 64.8% since 2011, the area faces significant challenges with a very low number of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 27.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is alongside a high unemployment rate of 18.5%, which is far above both the Territory and Australian averages.
27.8% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by education and training at 22.9%, followed by public administration and safety at 16.2% and health care and social assistance at 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%, while community and personal service roles account for 17.9% of the local workforce.
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 Gulf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702051066/gulf/topic/employment