10.0% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gulargambone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gulargambone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 10.0% is among the highest for similar areas, marking a tough job market for Gulargambone. While few adults are working or looking for work, those who are employed are far more likely to be in full-time roles than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 69.1%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the state and national rates, and unemployment is well above the national figure.
52.5% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.1% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 31.4% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 14.1% and health care and social assistance at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.3%. Other common roles include labourers at 17.8% and community and personal service workers at 15.2%.
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 Gulargambone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11798/gulargambone/topic/employment