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The Gurdies · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in The Gurdies

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in The Gurdies, where 18.3% of people are employed in this sector. The area has a small workforce, and the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.

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📍 The Gurdies, Suburb / Locality

Where The Gurdies sits — Unemployment rate

2.8% ▼ -60.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Gurdies — lower than 59% of areas.

The Gurdies2.8%
3984, VIC 4.2%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 49.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% seen across Australia. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure at 51.0%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the national average at 2.8%.

Unemployment rate

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2.8% ▼ -60.5%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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49.3% ▲ +3.9%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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51.0% ▼ -19.4%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Aside from health care, construction is a major employer at 15.4%, followed by retail trade at 13.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.5%. Education and training accounts for 6.7% of the local workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

One in five workers is a manager, and technicians and trades make up 17.3% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative roles (16.3%) and machinery operators and drivers (14.4%) are also common, while professionals account for 9.6%.

Occupations people work in

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The Gurdies splits fairly evenly between Managers (21%) and Technicians & trades (18%), with Clerical & administrative at 17%.

Managers 20.2% Technicians & trades 17.3% Clerical & administrative 16.3% Machinery operators & drivers 14.4% Professionals 9.6% Sales workers 6.7% Labourers 6.7% Community & personal service 5.8%

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 The Gurdies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22498/the-gurdies/topic/employment