4.6% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goulburn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goulburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Goulburn, where 17.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This reliance on care services is reflected in the local job market, with community and personal service workers being the most common occupation. Most of these workers are in stable roles, as full-time employment is notably higher here than across Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 61.5%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 56.6%, which is well below the national average.
56.6% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety (11.1%) and retail trade (10.6%) are the next most common industries. Construction and food or accommodation services also employ significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 15.2% of roles, followed closely by technicians and trades at 14.5%. Labourers and clerical staff together account for nearly a quarter of all occupations in the area.
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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11731/goulburn/topic/employment