0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gomersal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gomersal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Gomersal and the rest of the country, with 85.1% of adults working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Most of the local workforce is concentrated in farming and manufacturing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While a very high proportion of adults are active in the workforce, full-time employment at 47.5% is far below the Australian figure of 58.9%. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national rates.
85.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 85.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 45% of workers, followed by manufacturing at 20% and retail trade at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Manager roles are the most common occupation at 37.5%, while 22.5% of the workforce are labourers and 15% are professionals.
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 Gomersal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40518/gomersal/topic/employment