4.0% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Golden Square · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Golden Square
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Golden Square are employed in health care and social assistance, the most common industry for the area. While the typical worker is employed, the percentage of adults working or looking for work is well below the Victorian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 58.8% of the population, which is well below the 62.4% seen across Victoria. Full-time employment is also a little below the national figure at 56.3%, though the unemployment rate of 4.0% is a little below both the state and national rates.
58.8% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 19.8%, followed by retail trade at 10.2%. Other significant employers include construction at 9.0%, manufacturing at 8.5%, and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.3%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades, as well as community and personal service workers, both at 13.8%, while labourers and clerical staff both make up around 12% 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 Square [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21058/golden-square/topic/employment