2.5% ▼ -61.7%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gunbower · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Gunbower
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small workforce with very low unemployment defines Gunbower (L), where 60.7% of workers are in full-time roles. While the share of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly since 2011, those who are employed enjoy a stable job market with very few people out of work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at just 2.5%, falling 4 points since 2011.
48.6% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 19.7%, followed by retail trade at 12% and health care and social assistance at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%, while managers and technicians or trades people account for 15.4% and 14.5% respectively.
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 Gunbower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222031/gunbower/topic/employment