1.8% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Googong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Googong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high number of residents in Googong are employed, with 82% of adults working or looking for work. This creates a workforce where full-time employment is far more common than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here at 71%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58%. This strong employment trend is mirrored by a very low unemployment rate of just 1.8%.
82.0% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.4%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 82.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.0% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 71.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry for those in Googong, employing 33.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.4% and construction at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up a large portion of the local workforce, accounting for 26.3% and 21% of jobs respectively. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 17.3%.
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 Googong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11710/googong/topic/employment