3.1% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gordon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gordon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 70% of adults in Gordon are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This creates a highly active workforce where full-time employment is much more common than in most other areas. The local job market is strong, with a typical employment rate that exceeds the national figure by over 9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 67.7% of the workforce employed full-time, which is well above the 58.9% seen across Australia. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
70.4% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.8%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.7% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the largest employer in Gordon, accounting for 29.6% of jobs. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 12.9%, and construction at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%, followed closely by clerical and administrative staff at 20.1%. Managers account for 15.7% of the local 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80064/gordon/topic/employment