0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goldfields · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goldfields
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the job market in Goldfields, where almost everyone who wants work has it. This creates a strong employment profile for the area, with a very high proportion of the workforce in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is particularly strong at 66.7%, sitting well above the national figure of 58.9%.
64.3% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 66.7% of the workforce. Construction, accommodation and food services, and professional and technical services each make up 11.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most of the local workforce are managers, who account for 63% of all occupations. Clerical and administrative roles make up another 14.8% of the jobs 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 Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31181/goldfields/topic/employment