34.0% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Gibb · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 34% of adults are working or looking for work in Gibb, which is one of the lowest rates for any similar area. This means a very small portion of the adult population is active in the job market compared to the rest of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 34%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9% and the national figure of 61.1%.
34.0% —
Lower than 96% 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 Retail trade at 29%, ahead of Accommodation & food (18%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 35%, ahead of Professionals (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Gibb [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50538/gibb/topic/employment