3.7% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gerringong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gerringong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in Gerringong than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is employed in professional or health-related roles, the share of full-time workers is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for its level. However, full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, and the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.7%.
58.1% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 17.3%, followed by education and training at 12.6% and construction at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.5%, while managers, technicians and trades, and community service workers all account for between 13.2% and 15.7% of occupations.
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 Gerringong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11610/gerringong/topic/employment