30.3% ▲ +102.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 30.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gaeta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gaeta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Gaeta have shifted since 2011, with a very small number of adults now working or looking for work. Only 26.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a stark contrast where a small group of workers face an unemployment rate of 30.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the typical full-time employment rate of 58.3% is about the same as the state and national figures, the overall number of people working or looking for work is among the lowest for its level.
26.6% ▼ -37.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily tied to the land and earth, with 62.5% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing, while mining and construction each account for 12.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a third of the workforce at 33.3%, followed by technicians and trades at 20.8%, while machinery operators and labourers each represent 12.5% of occupations.
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 Gaeta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31092/gaeta/topic/employment