10.4% ▼ -43.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Golden Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Golden Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 33.4% of adults in Golden Beach are working or looking for work, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This makes it a place where very few people are employed, and those who are often face higher hurdles than in other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 10.4%, which is well above the state and national figures. Full-time work is also much less common here than in most areas, with only 51% of the workforce in full-time roles.
33.4% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with retail trade and health care and social assistance both accounting for 16.3% of jobs. Education and training follow at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers and professionals, who both make up 16.3% of occupations. Sales workers are also common, representing 14.4% of the group.
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 Golden Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21054/golden-beach/topic/employment