7.9% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goolmangar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goolmangar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 7.9% marks the job market in Goolmangar, which is a little above both the state and national figures. While about 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is much lower than most similar areas. This gap is reflected in an unemployment rate that is a little above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%.
58.2% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 17.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between technicians and trades and clerical and administrative roles, each making up 16% of occupations. Managers, professionals and labourers each account for around 14% of the population.
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 Goolmangar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11714/goolmangar/topic/employment