4.3% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gibson · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Gibson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Gibson are working or looking for work than a decade ago, with the rate rising 8.3 percentage points since 2011. This shift comes alongside a healthy job market where the unemployment rate is now 4.3%, which is lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.4%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. Overall, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 57.8%, a little below the South Australian average.
57.8% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 55.4%
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 here, employing 19.9% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.6%, while 15.0% of people work in community and personal service roles.
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 Gibson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40018/gibson/topic/employment