7.4% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gorokan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gorokan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Gorokan compared to the rest of the country. Only 49% of adults are in the labour force, which is 12 points below the national figure. This is a challenging landscape for employment, with the local unemployment rate sitting at 7.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 7.4% is a little above the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with only 51.6% of the population working full-time.
49.0% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers here at 18.9%. Construction and retail trade follow closely, employing 12.7% and 12.1% of the workforce respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 16.7%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.8%, and labourers who make up 13.8% 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 Gorokan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11727/gorokan/topic/employment