3.3% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gisborne South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gisborne South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for those working in Gisborne South, where 17.6% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The local job market is stable, with more people working full-time than in the typical Australian area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. The unemployment rate is 3.3%, a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
62.8% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, the biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 10.2%, followed closely by education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 20.1% of jobs. Managers account for 18.8%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 16.4% of the workforce.
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 Gisborne South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21002/gisborne-south/topic/employment