2.7% ▼ -48.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gundagai · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gundagai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Gundagai are working or looking for work now than in previous years. While the local unemployment rate is low at 2.7%, the share of the population in the workforce is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, sitting at 54.5%.
52.2% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Gundagai at 16.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.4%. Other key industries include accommodation and food services and construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 22.7%. Managers and professionals each account for 13.5% of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative roles make up 11.7%.
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 Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11809/gundagai/topic/employment