4.7% ▼ -33.6%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Gambier · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mount Gambier
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Mount Gambier than in most similar areas. This shift is a major part of local life, with the proportion of adults in the workforce climbing 18 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment has also risen significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7%, a figure that is about the same as both the state and the rest of the country.
58.9% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 57.5%
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 16.7%, followed by retail trade at 12.6% and manufacturing at 9.5%. Education, training and construction also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 15.0%. This is closely followed by professionals, technicians and trades people, who each account for around 14% of the local 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 Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL412003/mount-gambier/topic/employment