5.3% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gibson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gibson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 65.4% is well above the national figure in Gibson, where more people work full-time than in most other areas. While many of these residents hold stable roles, the area's overall rate of people working or looking for work is slightly lower than the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical worker here is in full-time employment, which is 6.5 percentage points higher than the national figure. However, the local unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than in most similar areas.
59.9% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 33% of the workforce. Other notable sectors include education and training at 9.7%, while transport and health care each account for 7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.9%. Machinery operators and drivers and labourers are also common, each representing 13% 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 Gibson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50539/gibson/topic/employment