25.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gladstone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gladstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap in employment separates Gladstone from the rest of the country, with an unemployment rate of 25%. This is far above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. While some residents work in mining and farming, far fewer people here are in full-time work compared to other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 47.3%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with only 45% of people working full-time.
47.3% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 32.5%, followed by mining and retail trade, which each account for 10% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30%, while labourers account for a quarter of all occupations.
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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60226/gladstone/topic/employment