7.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gungal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gungal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gungal than in most similar areas. This is a sparsely populated rural landscape where the job market is modest and the unemployment rate of 7.3% is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also low at 52.6%, and the unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas.
53.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer for 23.1% of workers, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17.9%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food services at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of the workforce are machinery operators and drivers. Managers make up 21.8% of workers, while technicians and trades account for 15.4%.
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 Gungal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11816/gungal/topic/employment