1.7% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gingin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gingin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.7% defines the local workforce in Gingin, which is well below the national figure. While few people are out of work, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below Western Australia's 63.9%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, sitting at 56.4%.
58.9% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is driven by primary industries, with 22.1% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and another 13.0% in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%, followed by labourers at 16.8% and machinery operators and drivers at 15.0%.
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 Gingin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50548/gingin/topic/employment