4.0% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gumeracha · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gumeracha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Most areas have a higher share of full-time workers than Gumeracha, where only 53.7% of the workforce is in full-time employment. While the number of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the state figure at 60.1%, the community maintains a low unemployment rate of 4.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time work is less common here than in most areas, sitting well below the South Australian average.
60.1% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.0%, followed by education and training at 10.1% and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%, while technicians and trades people follow closely at 18.2%.
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 Gumeracha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40542/gumeracha/topic/employment