6.6% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goolwa North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goolwa North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 29.2% of adults are working or looking for work in Goolwa North, which is far below the national figure. This low level of employment is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.6%, which is a little above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer people here are in the workforce compared to the rest of the state, with full-time employment at 44.8%. This is 14 points lower than the Australian average.
29.2% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.8% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.4%, followed by construction at 12.9% and retail trade at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of occupations at 18.1%, while professionals account for 13.2% of the 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40523/goolwa-north/topic/employment