46.4% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Gungaloon · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Gungaloon are working or looking for work, at 46.4%. This is a striking gap compared to the rest of the country, meaning a much smaller proportion of the local adult population is active in the workforce.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6% and the national figure of 61.1%. This level of activity is much lower than in most similar areas.
46.4% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 25%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Community & personal service at 50%, ahead of Professionals (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Gungaloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31271/gungaloon/topic/employment