7.0% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gympie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gympie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Gympie compared to most other areas, which affects the local economy. Only 47.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. This makes the local job market a key challenge for the community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.0%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with only 53.3% of the workforce in full-time roles.
47.9% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.1%, followed by retail trade at 12.4% and construction at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, making up 15.8% and 15.6% of the workforce respectively. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.9%.
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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31280/gympie/topic/employment