5.6% ▲ +61.7%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gordonvale · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Gordonvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Gordonvale are technicians and tradespeople, making it a key hub for skilled manual work. This professional focus is reflected in a workforce that is much more likely to be employed full-time than people in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. However, unemployment has risen to 5.6% since 2011, a rate that is now higher than most other areas.
63.1% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 61.3%
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 13.9%, followed closely by construction at 12.6%. Education and training also employ a significant 9.8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades are the most common roles at 19.5%, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.4%. Professionals and clerical staff each make up about 13% of the local jobs.
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 Gordonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314012/gordonvale/topic/employment