2.9% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gowrie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gowrie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Gowrie than in most similar areas. About 66.5% of adults are in the labour force, with a very high proportion of those in full-time roles. This creates a stable employment profile that sits well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment for 64.7% of workers is much higher than in most areas and well above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 2.9%, which is a little below the Australian average and about the same as the ACT.
66.5% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.0%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant employer for 29.8% of the workforce. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.2%, and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 27.5%, followed by managers at 18.5%. Clerical and administrative positions make up another 15.1% 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 Gowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80065/gowrie/topic/employment