48.6% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Gangat · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gangat than in most similar areas. Only 48.6% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that sits well below both the state and national averages.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 48.6% rate of adults working or looking for work is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and the Australian average of 61.1%.
48.6% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 35%, ahead of Retail trade (24%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Technicians & trades at 29%, ahead of Machinery operators & drivers (29%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Gangat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11588/gangat/topic/employment