0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gabbin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gabbin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 80% is far above the national figure in Gabbin. This sparsely populated area sees most of its working adults in stable, full-time roles, with a strikingly low unemployment rate of 0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian average. Full-time employment is particularly strong here, sitting 20 points higher than the Western Australian figure.
64.1% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
80.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 92.0%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the workforce, 48%, works in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Other common industries include professional and technical services and health care, both at 16%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by managers, who make up 60% of all jobs. Community and personal service roles account for another 16% of occupations.
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 Gabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50526/gabbin/topic/employment