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Goodwood Island · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Goodwood Island

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

A very low workforce rate of 40% defines Goodwood Island, where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area faces a significant unemployment rate of 13.3%, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Goodwood Island, Suburb / Locality

Where Goodwood Island sits — Unemployment rate

13.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goodwood Island — higher than 94% of areas.

Goodwood Island13.3%
2469, NSW 7.7%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate of 13.3% is among the highest for similar areas and sits well above the 5.1% national figure. Full-time employment for 57.1% of workers is about the same as the state average.

Labour-force participation

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40.0% —

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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57.1% —

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer here, accounting for 32.1% of jobs. Professional and technical roles follow at 17.9%, with retail and health care both at 10.7%.

Industries people work in

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In Goodwood Island, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 45%, followed by Professional & technical (25%) and Retail trade (15%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 32.1% Professional & technical 17.9% Retail trade 10.7% Health care & social assistance 10.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.1%, followed by technicians and trades at 28.6%. Labourers and sales workers account for 17.9% and 14.3% of roles respectively.

Occupations people work in

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Goodwood Island splits fairly evenly between Managers (35%) and Technicians & trades (31%), with Labourers at 19%.

Managers 32.1% Technicians & trades 28.6% Labourers 17.9% Sales workers 14.3%

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 Goodwood Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11709/goodwood-island/topic/employment