5.2% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goyder · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Goyder
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Goyder are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. The local economy is heavily tied to the land, with nearly 30% of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 51.6%, which is much lower than most areas. This trend has fallen since 2011, while the unemployment rate has stayed steady at 5.2%.
51.6% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 29.2%. Other common employers include health care and social assistance (9.5%) and retail trade (8.6%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.8%. This is followed by labourers at 15.6% and technicians and trades workers 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 Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42110/goyder/topic/employment