4.5% ▲ +68.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goon Nure · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers make up 38.5% of the workforce in Goon Nure, marking it as the most common occupation in the area. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, those who are employed are very likely to be in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 64.6%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 55.9%, and the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is higher than most similar areas.
4.5% ▲ +68.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.9% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.6% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 27.7% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.8%, followed by wholesale trade and accommodation and food services at 7.7% each.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of managers, sales workers are the next most common role at 12.3%. Labourers account for 10.8% of jobs, while professionals and community and personal service workers each make up 9.2% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Goon Nure [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21064/goon-nure/topic/employment