4.8% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gawler East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gawler East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of full-time workers than most similar areas defines the local workforce in Gawler East. While 60.5% of the population are employed full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is slightly lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the South Australian figure at 60.5%. However, the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than most similar areas.
58.2% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industry for local workers is health care and social assistance at 16.4%, followed by manufacturing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%, with technicians and trades workers also common at 15.3%.
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 Gawler East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40476/gawler-east/topic/employment