6.8% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gnowangerup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gnowangerup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates the share of working adults in Gnowangerup from the Western Australian average. While full-time work is very common here, fewer residents overall are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. This is a place where a high proportion of the active workforce is employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 65.3%, though the unemployment rate of 6.8% is a little above the national figure. Only 55.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian average.
55.9% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several key sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 14.4%, followed closely by wholesale trade at 14.0%. Public administration and safety also account for a significant 10.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.9%, with managers accounting for 17.4%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.1%, while machinery operators and drivers and labourers each make up around 11% of the 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 Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50564/gnowangerup/topic/employment