6.6% ▲ +74.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goomboorian · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goomboorian
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of the adults in Goomboorian are employed full-time, reflecting a local workforce that is much smaller than in most similar areas. Only 51% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.6%, which is a little above the state and national figures. This is much higher than in most similar areas, while full-time employment at 50.4% is well below the Queensland average.
51.0% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 27.2% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 14.7%, with retail trade accounting for 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About 23.7% of workers are managers, the most common role in the area. Other common jobs include labourers at 15.5% and community and personal service workers at 12.9%.
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 Goomboorian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31194/goomboorian/topic/employment