0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gunning Gap · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate sets Gunning Gap apart from the rest of the country. Most adults here are in work or searching for it, with 62.3% participating in the labour force, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The workforce is remarkably strong, as no one is currently unemployed. This is well below the 5.1% national rate, while full-time employment sits at 59.6%, slightly above the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
62.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 38.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 12.8%, and retail trade and health care at 8.5% each.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.9%, and labourers at 10.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Gunning Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11820/gunning-gap/topic/employment