7.6% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Geraldton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Geraldton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Geraldton than in most similar areas. While around 59% of the workforce is employed full-time, the area faces a higher unemployment rate of 7.6%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the state and national rates. This is mirrored by an unemployment rate of 7.6%, which is much higher than most other areas.
50.6% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 59.0%
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 19.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and education and training at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.3%, while technicians and trades workers make up 14.4% 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 Geraldton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50536/geraldton/topic/employment