0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gazette · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 30 percentage point gap separates Gazette from the national average in terms of adults working or looking for work. The area has an incredibly strong employment profile, with nearly everyone who can work doing so and a jobless rate of 0.0%. This makes it one of the most active working populations in the region.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is very stable here, as 91.4% of adults are employed or seeking work, which is far above the 61.1% national figure. This strength is reflected in the fact that 71.9% of workers are in full-time roles, well above the 59.2% seen across Victoria.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
91.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer for 65.6% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance, and finance and insurance, which each employ 12.5% of residents.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers, who make up 46.9% of workers, followed by labourers at 25.0% and professionals at 21.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Gazette [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20972/gazette/topic/employment