0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gravesend · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gravesend
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably high workforce participation rate defines daily life in Gravesend, where 67.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure, with an exceptionally strong focus on full-time employment and a standout unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far more common here than in the rest of the country, reaching 72.5%. This helps explain why the local unemployment rate is well below both the state and national figures.
67.8% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.5% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer for 38.1% of the workforce. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 11.3%, and education and training at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are very common, accounting for 37.5% of local jobs. Machinery operators and drivers make up another 13.8%, followed by professionals at 12.5%.
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 Gravesend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11749/gravesend/topic/employment