0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gowrie Little Plain · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gowrie Little Plain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Gowrie Little Plain, where 18.2% of workers are in this field. This is a hardworking area with a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Notably, there is currently no unemployment recorded here.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 73.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the 61.1% national figure. This high activity is matched by an unemployment rate of 0.0%, well below both the state and national figures.
73.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Industry is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 18.2%. Other services follow at 13.6%, while construction, wholesale trade, and professional and technical services each make up 9.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between professionals, technicians and trades, and clerical and administrative roles, each at 20.5%. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 18.2%, with community and personal services at 13.6%.
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 Gowrie Little Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31216/gowrie-little-plain/topic/employment