1.1% ▲ —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 1.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gunbower · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gunbower
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Gunbower compared to the state and national figures. While the employment rate is lower than most areas, the local unemployment rate is exceptionally low at just 1.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, sitting at 55.9%.
57.8% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 35.2% of the workforce. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 11.5% and manufacturing at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.6%, followed by labourers at 18.1%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 12.6% of the local 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 Gunbower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21117/gunbower/topic/employment