7.8% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gormans Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gormans Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has risen in Gormans Hill since 2011, with 64.1% of the workforce now in full-time roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the area has a very low overall rate of adults working or looking for work compared to most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While full-time work is common, the unemployment rate of 7.8% is much higher than most similar areas.
38.1% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors in the area are health care and social assistance at 18.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.4%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 16.0% and community and personal service workers at 14.9%.
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 Gormans Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11726/gormans-hill/topic/employment