6.3% ▲ +85.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goombungee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goombungee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest occupational group in Goombungee. While many residents work full-time, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. This employment gap is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.3%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.0% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the Queensland (61.6%) and Australian (61.1%) levels. Full-time employment sits at 57.9%, which is slightly below the national figure.
54.0% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Goombungee are health care and social assistance at 11.8%, followed closely by construction at 11.3% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five people work as technicians or tradespeople (19.4%), while labourers (14.8%) and clerical and administrative staff (12.3%) are also common roles.
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 Goombungee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31195/goombungee/topic/employment