1.2% ▼ -56.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 1.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gerroa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gerroa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.2% defines the working life of Gerroa. While few of the adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country, those who are employed tend to find stable roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 50.8%.
50.1% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across various sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 14.8%, followed by education and training at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 35.2%, while managers account for another 21.5% of the local 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 Gerroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11611/gerroa/topic/employment