3.3% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goondiwindi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Goondiwindi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Goondiwindi, where 15.6% of the workforce is employed in these fields. This is a strong job market with a very low unemployment rate of 3.3%, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high number of adults are working or looking for work at 64.4%, though this has fallen slightly since 2011. Full-time employment is especially strong here at 64.8%, well above the national figure of 58.9%.
64.4% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After agriculture, the most common industries for locals are health care and social assistance (11.2%) and retail trade (11.0%). Education and training and construction also employ significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is spread across several roles, with professionals (14.7%), technicians and trades (14.6%), and managers (14.5%) making up the most common occupations.
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 Goondiwindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011173/goondiwindi/topic/employment