3.7% —
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gascoyne · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Gascoyne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers make up the biggest group of workers in Gascoyne, with 16.7% of the workforce in these roles. The region has a strong employment profile, featuring a very low unemployment rate of 3.7% and a high proportion of full-time staff.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 63.9%, though this fell slightly since 2016. While the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 3.7%, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 60.5%, which is well below the Western Australian figure.
60.5% —
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.9% —
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several sectors, with the most common being accommodation and food services at 11.3%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond managers, the most common roles are technicians and trades (14.8%) and labourers (14.5%), while professionals and community service workers each make up around 13% of the 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 Gascoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51102/gascoyne/topic/employment