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Gundiah · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Gundiah

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Much lower employment rates than most similar areas define Gundiah, where only 43.9% of adults are working or looking for work. The area faces significant challenges with an unemployment rate of 13.9%, which is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Gundiah, Suburb / Locality

Where Gundiah sits — Unemployment rate

13.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gundiah — higher than 95% of areas.

Gundiah13.9%
4650, QLD 9.2%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Fewer people here are in the workforce compared to the state, and the proportion of full-time workers is far below the national figure at 41.0%. This is consistent with the high unemployment rate, which sits 8.8 percentage points above the Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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13.9% —

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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43.9% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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41.0% —

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 28.2%. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance at 15.4%, followed by retail trade and education at 10.3% each.

Industries people work in

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In Gundiah, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 35%, followed by Health care & social assistance (19%) and Retail trade (13%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 28.2% Health care & social assistance 15.4% Retail trade 10.3% Education & training 10.3% Manufacturing 7.7% Accommodation & food 7.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.5%. Managers and community and personal service workers each account for 15.4% of occupations, while professionals represent 10.3% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Gundiah, the largest group is Labourers at 27%, followed by Managers (20%) and Community & personal service (20%).

Labourers 20.5% Managers 15.4% Community & personal service 15.4% Professionals 10.3% Technicians & trades 7.7% Clerical & administrative 7.7%

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 Gundiah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31270/gundiah/topic/employment