0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gwambygine · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gwambygine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry for people in Gwambygine, where over a quarter of workers are employed in this sector. While the area has a very low number of adults working or looking for work, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 65.7%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the state average, and the unemployment rate is well below Western Australia at 0.0%.
52.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 25.7%, followed by other services at 20.0%. Construction and health care and social assistance each account for 17.1% of jobs, while retail trade makes up 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 31.4%. Managers make up 20.0% of the workforce, while professionals account for 17.1%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.3%.
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 Gwambygine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50598/gwambygine/topic/employment