8.6% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Golden Gully · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Golden Gully
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most areas is the standout feature for Golden Gully, where 8.6% of the workforce is out of a job. This figure is well above the 5.1% national average. While about 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below the state figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 8.6% is well above the state and national figures. This is mirrored by a lower proportion of full-time workers, at 55.2%, which is well below the 59.2% seen across Victoria.
61.4% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 16.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.6% and transport and warehousing at 13.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 16.7%, while sales workers account for 13.5%. Technicians, trades, machinery operators and labourers each make up 12.5% 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 Golden Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21055/golden-gully/topic/employment