6.9% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goolwa Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goolwa Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Goolwa Beach than in most similar areas. Only 41.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation is accompanied by a higher unemployment rate of 6.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the South Australian average, with only 43.5% of residents working full-time. The area's unemployment rate of 6.9% is a little above both the state and national figures.
41.8% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers here are health care and social assistance at 17.6%, followed by retail trade at 14.2% and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 18.3%, while technicians and trades make up 16.6% of the local workforce.
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 Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40522/goolwa-beach/topic/employment