5.4% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gaven · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Gaven
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 64% of adults in Gaven are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. While the area has a high number of people active in the workforce, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has dropped 9.4 percentage points since 2011 to 55.2%, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures. The unemployment rate is 5.4%, about the same as the state and national levels.
64.2% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 55.2%
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 for local workers at 15.0%, followed by construction at 12.5% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%, while technicians and trades people follow closely at 16.5%.
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 Gaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30027/gaven/topic/employment