3.8% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ganmain · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 63% of the workforce in Ganmain are employed full-time, a figure well above the national average. While a smaller proportion of adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed tend to have stable, full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 53% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, the unemployment rate is 3.8%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
3.8% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
53.0% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.9% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 22%, followed by education and training at 11.3% and health care and social assistance at 10.7%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 20.5%, while community and personal service workers make up 18.3% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Ganmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11589/ganmain/topic/employment