7.4% ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gorae West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gorae West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher number of adults in Gorae West are working or looking for work compared to most areas, though the local job market is quite volatile. While 67.3% of adults are active in the workforce, the unemployment rate is 7.4%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here than elsewhere, with only 52.7% of people employed full-time. This is well below the 59.2% seen across Victoria.
67.3% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.8%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 24.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.0%. Manufacturing also provides a fair amount of work for 10.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.5% and sales workers at 13.0%.
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 Gorae West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21072/gorae-west/topic/employment