7.0% ▼ -44.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goonengerry · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goonengerry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low workforce participation rate of 47% defines Goonengerry, which is far below the national figure. Only 41.3% of residents work full-time, and the area struggles with a 7% unemployment rate that is a little above the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas. This gap is stark, with the local rate sitting 14 points below the Australian average.
47.0% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.3% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers at 14.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.9%, while managers account for 20.4% of the 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 Goonengerry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11718/goonengerry/topic/employment