7.2% ▲ +329.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gilgandra · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Gilgandra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gilgandra than in the rest of the country. Only 46.3% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This shift is part of a long-term trend, as the number of people working or seeking jobs has fallen by 23 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate has risen to 7.2% since 2011, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment now stands at 56.0%, a little below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
46.3% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 83.6%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.6%, followed by public administration and safety at 11.2% and education and training at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 18.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.4%, labourers at 13.8%, and professionals at 13.2%.
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 Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115065/gilgandra/topic/employment