0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gerrigerrup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gerrigerrup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture and fishing employ 35% of the local workforce in Gerrigerrup. While the area is sparsely populated, it has a very high rate of people working or looking for work compared to the state and nation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 76.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, full-time employment is far below the state average at 35%, while the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
76.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 76.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
35.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 35% of workers. Education and training, along with health care and social assistance, each make up 15% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation at 40%, followed by professionals at 30%. Technicians and trades make up 20% of the workforce, while labourers account for 15%.
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 Gerrigerrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20988/gerrigerrup/topic/employment