2.8% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gilmore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Gilmore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Gilmore, where 27.8% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very strong employment record, with 69.3% of adults working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 2.8%, which is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the national figure. While 65.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is 2.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
69.3% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 77.1%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond government and safety work, the main industries for residents are construction at 12.2%, health care and social assistance at 11.1%, and education and training at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.0%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 18.4% and technicians and tradespeople at 16.1%.
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 Gilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071077/gilmore/topic/employment