4.7% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goonellabah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goonellabah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Goonellabah have remained relatively steady over the last decade, with health and retail serving as the main employers. The area is defined by a diverse mix of professional and trade roles, though fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as both the state and national figures.
57.2% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 22.7%, followed by retail trade at 13% and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 19.7%, while community and personal service workers make up 14% of the local workforce.
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 Goonellabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11717/goonellabah/topic/employment