4.2% ▲ +64.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gregory River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gregory River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of full-time workers than the national average defines the workforce in Gregory River. While 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, those who are employed are far more likely to be in permanent, full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 64.6%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, slightly lower than the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
58.6% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.6% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 14.9%, followed by construction at 11.6%. Other notable sectors include retail trade, health care, and mining, which each employ about 8% to 9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 26.5%. Managers account for 16.6% of roles, while labourers represent 12.7% of the local 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 Gregory River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31251/gregory-river/topic/employment