4.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gum Scrub · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gum Scrub
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of people are now working full-time in Gum Scrub than in most similar areas. This trend is led by a strong local workforce, with 66.7% of adults currently working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 63.6%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
66.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 63.6%
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 local workers at 16.7%. Retail trade and education and training each account for 12.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.2%. Technicians and trades workers follow at 15.2%, while machinery operators and drivers represent 12.1% of jobs.
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 Gum Scrub [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11803/gum-scrub/topic/employment