0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goombi · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment makes Goombi stand out compared to most similar areas. While the working population is slightly smaller than the national figure, those who do work are mostly in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. However, 60.0% of the workforce is employed full-time, a rate slightly above the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.8% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 45.0% of the workforce. Construction and education and training each make up a quarter of the local jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are machinery operators and drivers, while 20.0% work as managers. Professionals, technicians and trades, and labourers each account for 15.0% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Goombi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31193/goombi/topic/employment