3.0% ▲ +68.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gawler · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gawler
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong appetite for work defines Gawler (Tas.), where 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the state and national figures, though full-time employment is slightly lower than the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults are active in the workforce than in most similar areas, the unemployment rate is a little below both the state and national figures at 3.0%. Full-time work accounts for 55.0% of the workforce, which is about the same as Tasmania.
68.3% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.7%. Retail trade, manufacturing and construction also make up significant portions of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers at 16.5% and professionals at 15.4%. Technicians, trades, and labourers also make up a large share of the jobs in the area, each sitting around 14%.
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60222/gawler/topic/employment