5.2% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
White Gum Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in White Gum Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in White Gum Valley than in most similar areas. While 67.4% of the adult population is in the labour force, a smaller proportion of these residents hold full-time roles compared to state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 67.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 54.8%, and the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than in most areas.
67.4% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 16.6%, followed by education and training at 12.6% and professional and technical services at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is largely dominated by professionals, who make up 37.2% of jobs, while managers account for another 15.1% of roles.
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 White Gum Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51593/white-gum-valley/topic/employment