4.5% ▼ -36.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gwandalan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gwandalan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Gwandalan compared to other areas, with only 55.6% working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low, which shapes the daily economic life of the suburb.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.8% of residents are employed full-time, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
55.6% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 52.8%
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 at 16.6%, closely followed by construction at 16.3%. Retail trade also employs a significant 10.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 18.0%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff and community and personal service workers, each accounting for 14.8% 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 Gwandalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11831/gwandalan/topic/employment