3.1% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Golden Plains · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Golden Plains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Golden Plains than in most similar areas. This activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.1%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.4% of adults are in the workforce, a figure that is well above the Australian average. While full-time employment has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011 to 57.8%, the local unemployment rate has also dropped to 3.1%.
65.4% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 14.5%. Construction is nearly as large at 14.0%, followed by retail trade at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.6%. This is followed by professionals at 16.1% and managers at 13.4%.
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 Golden Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22490/golden-plains/topic/employment