0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gogango · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gogango
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 59.3% of workers in Gogango are employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This rural focus defines the local economy, though only 33.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Very few adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. While full-time employment is well below the Queensland average at 55.6%, the unemployment rate is a very low 0.0%.
33.8% ▼ -53.9%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.9%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in primary industries, with nearly 60% working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Mining and construction each make up 7.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.9%. Clerical roles and labourers each account for 14.8% of occupations in the area.
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 Gogango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31178/gogango/topic/employment