6.2% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
California Gully · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in California Gully
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.2% shapes the daily working life of California Gully. This is a little above the national figure and most other areas. Far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, with 55.3% of the workforce in full-time roles.
51.2% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.2%. Other major industries for local workers include manufacturing at 11.4% and construction at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 18.0%. Technicians and trades people also make up a significant 15.9% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for California Gully
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in California Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20444/california-gully/topic/employment