2.2% ▼ -66.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gooloogong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gooloogong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job patterns in Gooloogong have remained steady over the last decade, though the area now sees a huge 42.9% of its workforce tied to the land. While the local unemployment rate is a very low 2.2%, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those in the workforce are mostly in full-time roles, and the 2.2% unemployment rate is a little below both the state and national levels.
54.3% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 42.9% of the local workforce. This is followed by health care, social assistance, and the food and accommodation sectors, which each employ 8.5% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 27.1%, with labourers making up 22% of the workforce. Other significant roles include technicians and trades at 15.3% and professionals at 11.9%.
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 Gooloogong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11715/gooloogong/topic/employment