3.1% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goomalling · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Goomalling
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 31.4% of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it a primary driver of the Goomalling economy. While full-time work remains steady, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is lower than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. However, the unemployment rate is just 3.1%, which is much lower than most other areas.
57.2% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here at 31.4%. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 8.6% and construction at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.3%. Technicians and trades follow at 14.1%, with machinery operators and drivers at 11.8%.
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 Goomalling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53710/goomalling/topic/employment