3.8% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gungahlin · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Gungahlin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Gungahlin has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a high-performing hub. The area is a major employment center where 76.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of residents hold full-time roles, with 67.6% of the workforce employed full-time. This is well above the Australian average, while the unemployment rate of 3.8% is much lower than most other areas.
76.4% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 77.8%
- 2016: 75.2%
- 2021: 76.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.6% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant employer for 28.1% of the workforce. Other major sectors include professional and technical services at 10.7% and health care and social assistance at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.8%, followed by managers at 16.4% and clerical or administrative staff at 15.4%.
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 Gungahlin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80104/gungahlin/topic/employment