60.0% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The Gap · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 60% of adults in The Gap are working or looking for work. This means the local workforce is roughly the same size as the rest of South Australia.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 60.0%, which is about the same as the South Australian figure and a little below the national rate of 61.1%.
60.0% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 100%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 25%, ahead of Technicians & trades (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41440/the-gap/topic/employment