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Gosforth · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Gosforth

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gosforth compared to the rest of the country. Only half of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the area reports no unemployment.

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📍 Gosforth, Suburb / Locality

Where Gosforth sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gosforth — lower than 99% of areas.

Gosforth0.0%
2320, NSW 4.5%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales average, with only 48.5% of residents in full-time roles. This contributes to the overall low number of people working or looking for work, though the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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50.0% —

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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48.5% —

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is split across several sectors, with mining and education and training both accounting for 27.3% of jobs. Other common industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.2%.

Industries people work in

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Gosforth splits fairly evenly between Mining (31%) and Education & training (31%), with Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 17%.

Mining 27.3% Education & training 27.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 15.2% Manufacturing 9.1% Other services 9.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers are the most common occupation at 24.2%. Professionals, technicians and trades, and sales workers each make up 15.2% of the workforce, followed by labourers at 12.1%.

Occupations people work in

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In Gosforth, the largest group is Managers at 27%, followed by Professionals (17%) and Technicians & trades (17%).

Managers 24.2% Professionals 15.2% Technicians & trades 15.2% Sales workers 15.2% Labourers 12.1% Machinery operators & drivers 9.1%

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 Gosforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11729/gosforth/topic/employment