0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goodar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goodar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is far more common in Goodar than in the rest of the country, with 73.3% of the workforce in full-time roles. This sparsely populated area has a very strong job market and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. Most of the local economy is driven by the land, with three quarters of workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, the proportion of full-time workers is far above the state and national averages.
60.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.3% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 73.3%
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 75.6% of the workforce. Other smaller shares of employment are in public administration and safety at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 44.4%, followed by labourers at 24.4%. Machinery operators and drivers account for 13.3% of roles, while professionals make up 11.1%.
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 Goodar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31185/goodar/topic/employment