0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gregory · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gregory
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction work is the most common industry in Gregory, where 24% of employees work in this field. This is a sparsely populated area with very few people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only half of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also far below the national figure, though the unemployment rate is well below the state and national average at 0.0%.
50.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with Construction (24%), Mining (20%), and Accommodation and food services (20%) as the main industries, while Agriculture, forestry and fishing accounts for 16%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 28%, followed by Managers at 24% and Professionals at 16%. Machinery operators and drivers make up 12% 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 Gregory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50589/gregory/topic/employment