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Gawler West · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Gawler West

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

Fewer adults are in the workforce in Gawler West than in most other areas. Only 48.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation is paired with an unemployment rate of 7.9%, which is a little above the national average.

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📍 Gawler West, Suburb / Locality

Where Gawler West sits — Unemployment rate

7.9% ▼ -16.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gawler West — higher than 87% of areas.

Gawler West7.9%
5118, SA 4.8%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment sits at 53.7%, a figure well below both the South Australian (57.2%) and Australian (58.9%) averages. This is consistent with the area's much lower overall rate of people working or looking for work.

Unemployment rate

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7.9% ▼ -16.5%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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48.4% ▲ +1.8%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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53.7% ▼ -1.2%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is split across several sectors, with retail trade and health care and social assistance both accounting for 13.6% of jobs. Manufacturing and construction each make up 9.7% of the industry mix.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service roles are the most common at 16.3%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.8%. Labourers make up 14.4% of the workforce, while sales workers and professionals each account for over 11%.

Occupations people work in

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Gawler West splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (16%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Labourers at 15%.

Community & personal service 16.3% Technicians & trades 15.8% Labourers 14.4% Sales workers 11.6% Professionals 11.4% Clerical & administrative 10.2% Machinery operators & drivers 10.2% Managers 9.1%

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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40480/gawler-west/topic/employment