0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gap Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gap Ridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 22 percentage point gap separates Gap Ridge from the national average in full-time employment. This area sees 81.3% of its workers in full-time roles, far above the typical Australian figure. However, it is also one of the areas where the fewest adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the 5.1% seen across Western Australia and the nation. Only 37.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the state average of 63.9%.
37.2% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
81.3% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.5%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 81.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the dominant industry here, employing 42.2% of the workforce. Mining follows at 25.0%, while rental and real estate accounts for 6.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up 42.2% of jobs, with labourers accounting for another 31.3%. Machinery operators and drivers represent 7.8% of the local workforce.
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 Gap Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50528/gap-ridge/topic/employment