5.3% ▼ -44.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goodwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goodwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Goodwood than in most similar areas. While only 47.1% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 47.1%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, 60.8% of workers are in full-time roles, which is a little above the Australian average of 58.9%.
47.1% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 17.6%. This is followed by health care and social assistance, and accommodation and food, which both account for 15.7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%. Other common roles include technicians and tradespeople at 15.7%, and community and personal service workers at 11.8%.
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 Goodwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31188/goodwood/topic/employment