5.4% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Golden Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Golden Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Golden Bay than the national figure. While 71.5% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
71.5% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 12.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.7%. Retail trade and education also make up about 10% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.3%. Professionals are the next most common occupation at 15.1%, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.5%.
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 Golden Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50566/golden-bay/topic/employment