9.8% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gwabegar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gwabegar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for people working in Gwabegar, where 33.3% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area faces significant job challenges, with an unemployment rate of 9.8% which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While 59.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 9.8%.
39.0% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on Agriculture, forestry and fishing (33.3%) and Construction (23.8%). Other notable employers include Transport and warehousing at 11.9%, and Education and health care both at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 21.4%. This is followed by Technicians and trades and Labourers, who each make up 19% of the workforce.
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 Gwabegar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11830/gwabegar/topic/employment