14.4% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goondi Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goondi Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers in Goondi Hill, where 20% of employed people work in these fields. While full-time employment is a little above the national figure, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 14.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 35.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This low participation is paired with an unemployment rate that is well above the national figure of 5.1%.
35.8% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from agriculture, the most common industries for workers are retail trade and health care and social assistance, each accounting for 13% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 27%, followed by technicians and trades people at 17.4%.
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 Goondi Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31201/goondi-hill/topic/employment