7.4% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goolwa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goolwa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 28.5% of adults are working or looking for work in Goolwa, which is far below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. This low level of employment is paired with a higher than usual unemployment rate, meaning fewer residents are engaged in the local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure at 41.6%. The unemployment rate here is 7.4%, which is a little above both the state and national rates.
28.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.6% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.2%, followed by retail trade at 12.3% and accommodation and food services at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 17.3%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 17.1%.
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 Goolwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40521/goolwa/topic/employment