8.8% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gilgai · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Gilgai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Retail trade is the most common industry for workers in Gilgai, where 14.6% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, with a typical worker far less likely to have a full-time job compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 44.5%. The unemployment rate of 8.8% is well above the national figure of 5.1%, though it has fallen since 2011.
44.5% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in Gilgai work across a variety of sectors, with health care and social assistance (13.1%) and manufacturing (10.2%) following retail as the top industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%, followed closely by sales workers at 16.8% and community and personal service roles at 13.1%.
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 Gilgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122060/gilgai/topic/employment