5.5% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gayndah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gayndah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job patterns in Gayndah have remained steady since 2011, with the town relying heavily on primary production. Agriculture and forestry now employ 22.9% of the workforce, making it a central pillar of the local economy alongside health and social care.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
50.9% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 22.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.0%. Retail trade accounts for 9.2% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 29.5%, while community and personal service roles make up 12.5%. Professionals and managers each account for around 10.8% and 10.7% 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 Gayndah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31106/gayndah/topic/employment