3.8% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ganmain · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Ganmain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is much more common in Ganmain than in most similar areas. While 62.7% of the workforce holds full-time roles, the total number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen 12 points since 2011 to reach 46.8%.
46.8% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several fields, with agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance both accounting for 12.3% of jobs. Public administration and safety also make up 11.8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 20.9%. Technicians and trades follow at 17.3%, while managers, clerical staff, and labourers each make up around 12% of the 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 Ganmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121041/ganmain/topic/employment