24.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Golden Fleece · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Golden Fleece
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Transport and warehousing is the most common industry for workers in Golden Fleece. This area has a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work, though it also faces an unemployment rate of 24%, which is far above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, at 71.4%. While full-time employment is a little above the state figure at 61.9%, the local unemployment rate is among the highest at this level.
71.4% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Jobs are split across several sectors, with transport and warehousing leading at 23.8%. Manufacturing, retail trade, and other services each make up 19% of the workforce, while agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 14.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent occupation at 28.6%. Managers and sales workers each represent 19% of the workforce, followed by technicians, trades, and labourers at 14.3% each.
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 Fleece [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31180/golden-fleece/topic/employment