3.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
McCullys Gap · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in McCullys Gap
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in McCullys Gap than in most other areas. This activity is underpinned by a strong local job market where 61.6% of people have full-time roles, which is well above the state figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than in the rest of the state, at 73.6%. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
73.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 73.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 19.9%, followed by education and training at 13.2%. Other notable sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing, and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%. Machinery operators and drivers also have a strong presence at 16.6%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.6%.
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 McCullys Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12550/mccullys-gap/topic/employment