0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gatum · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 65.4% of the workforce in Gatum. This small area is defined by a very high rate of people working or looking for work and a total absence of unemployment. Most of the local workforce consists of managers and labourers.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Every single adult in Gatum is either working or looking for work, a figure far above the national rate of 61.1%. While unemployment is non-existent here, full-time employment is far below the Victorian average, with only 38.5% of people in full-time roles.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 65.4% of the workforce. Accommodation and food services make up another 11.5% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 61.5%, followed by labourers at 34.6%. There are no professionals or technicians and tradespeople working in the area.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Gatum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20971/gatum/topic/employment