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Goonellabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Goonellabah

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer people are working or looking for work in Goonellabah compared to most similar areas. The local workforce is largely driven by the health care and social assistance sectors, which employ 22.5% of residents. While employment levels are lower than in many other regions, the unemployment rate has improved since 2011.

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📍 Goonellabah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Goonellabah sits — Unemployment rate

4.7% ▼ -31.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Goonellabah — higher than 54% of areas.

Goonellabah4.7%
2480, NSW 5.2%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Adults working or looking for work make up 57.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 57.0%, though the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.7%.

Unemployment rate

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4.7% ▼ -31.9%

Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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57.3% ▼ -1.7%

Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.0% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 22.5%, followed by retail trade at 12.9% and education and training at 10.5%. Construction and food services also employ a significant portion of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.8%. Clerical, administrative, and community service roles are equally common at 13.9% each, while technicians, trades, and labourers make up the rest of the main groups.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Goonellabah — Professionals leads at 20%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (14%) and Community & personal service (14%).

Professionals 19.8% Clerical & administrative 13.9% Community & personal service 13.9% Technicians & trades 13.3% Labourers 12.1% Sales workers 10.5% Managers 9.9% Machinery operators & drivers 5.4%

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 Goonellabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021246/goonellabah/topic/employment