4.3% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gnangara · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gnangara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns in Gnangara have seen shifts in the local workforce since 2011. The area currently has a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most similar places, with only 55.2% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. While 57.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than in most other areas.
55.2% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Gnangara, with 21.4% of workers in the field. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 8.1%, followed by retail trade at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 21.2%. This is followed by clerical and administrative roles at 16.6% and managers at 15.1%.
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 Gnangara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50561/gnangara/topic/employment