6.1% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Golden Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Golden Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.1% marks the job market in Golden Point. While most adults are working or looking for work at a rate similar to the national figure, full-time employment is notably lower than in other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, with only 53.6% of people working full-time.
61.5% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One in five people in Golden Point work in health care and social assistance, the most common industry. Other major employers include education and training at 11.3% and accommodation and food services at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 16.5% and technicians and trades people at 13.6%.
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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21056/golden-point/topic/employment