4.0% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Galong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Galong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Galong have remained relatively stable over the last decade, though the area now has a much smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to other similar places. Agriculture remains the dominant driver of the local economy. Only 51% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only 51% of adults are working or looking for work—well below the state and national figures—the unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the Australian average. Full-time employment sits at 57%, roughly the same as the state average.
51.0% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry for the area, employing 45% of the workforce. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11% and construction at 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of the local workforce are managers, making it the most common occupation. This is followed by labourers at 18%, community and personal service workers at 15%, and professionals at 14%.
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 Galong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11584/galong/topic/employment