10.3% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goodna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Goodna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 10.3% is well above the national figure in Goodna, marking it as one of the highest for areas of this size. While full-time work is slightly more common here than across Australia, far fewer adults are working or looking for work overall.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 54.6%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This gap is reflected in the local unemployment rate of 10.3%, which is much higher than the 5.1% seen across Australia.
54.6% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.9%, followed by manufacturing at 12.7% and retail trade at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.0%, with machinery operators and drivers following closely at 15.8%.
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 Goodna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310041300/goodna/topic/employment