4.6% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gaythorne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gaythorne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Gaythorne than in the national average, with 72.1% of adults active in the labour force. This high level of activity is paired with a strong full-time employment rate of 61.5%, which is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 72.1% workforce rate is far above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than most areas, it remains about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
72.1% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.2%, followed by public administration and safety at 14.8%. Professional and technical roles make up 11.6% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 32.4%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.7%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.4%.
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 Gaythorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31107/gaythorne/topic/employment