0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gawler River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gawler River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades are the most common occupation in Gawler River, where 22.2% of workers fill these roles. This is a small workforce, with only about half of adults working or looking for work. Notably, there is currently no unemployment in the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment is also far below the national figure, sitting at 37.8%.
50.6% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
37.8% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing, and construction each accounting for 13.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Alongside technicians and trades, clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent at 22.2%. Managers make up 17.8% of the workforce, while sales workers account for 11.1%.
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 River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40478/gawler-river/topic/employment