18.6% ▲ +798.2%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gulargambone · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Gulargambone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp rise in unemployment has reshaped the workforce in Gulargambone (L) since 2011. While nearly 60% of the working population holds a full-time role, the total number of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment has climbed to 18.6%, which is far above the national figure of 5.1%. This is consistent with a broader trend where the proportion of adults working or looking for work fell by 14 points since 2011 to reach 41.9%.
41.9% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 59.1%
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 17.0%, followed by education and training at 15.9% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 30.7%. Community and personal service roles follow at 20.5%, while managers, technicians, trades, and clerical staff each account for around 11% to 14% 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 Gulargambone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122064/gulargambone/topic/employment