9.0% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gin Gin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gin Gin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 9.0% marks the current job market in Gin Gin, which is well above both the state and national figures. While many residents find work in farming and labouring, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 40.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Queensland average of 61.6%. Full-time employment for 58.1% of the workforce is about the same as the national figure.
40.8% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 17.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.7% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%, with machinery operators and drivers also common at 13.3%.
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 Gin Gin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31124/gin-gin/topic/employment