4.4% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Golden Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Golden Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Golden Valley are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local workforce where only 50.6% of residents have full-time jobs, a rate well below the Tasmanian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 4.4%, this is a little below the state figure.
48.4% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 50.6%
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 20.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.7%. Construction also employs a notable 10.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About 22.9% of workers are managers, while technicians and trades make up 20.5%. Professionals account for 19.3% of roles, with community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
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 Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60237/golden-valley/topic/employment