3.4% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gelorup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gelorup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Gelorup than in most similar areas. The local workforce is active, with a strong presence in health care and construction. While 64.9% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate is a relatively low 3.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher proportion of adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, sitting well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment accounts for 57.4% of the population, which is a little below the state average.
64.9% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 at 14.5%, followed by construction at 12.9% and education and training at 10.0%. Manufacturing and retail trade both employ around 8.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 20.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 11.5% and managers at 11.3%.
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 Gelorup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50533/gelorup/topic/employment