0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gascoyne Junction · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gascoyne Junction
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small workforce defines Gascoyne Junction, where the unemployment rate has dropped to 0.0%. This sparsely populated area sees a high proportion of people in full-time roles, though far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. However, those who are employed are mostly in full-time roles at 61.5%, a little above the national average.
49.0% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.8%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining and education and training are the most common industries, each employing 19.2% of the workforce. Public administration and safety follow at 15.4%, while 11.5% work in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 34.6%, followed by managers at 26.9%. Professionals account for 15.4% of the local workforce, while technicians and trades make up 11.5%.
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 Gascoyne Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50530/gascoyne-junction/topic/employment