11.4% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goodwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Goodwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 11.4% marks a challenging local job market in Goodwood, which is well above both the state and national figures. This struggle is reflected in a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Tasmanian and Australian averages. While 55.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is well below the national level.
54.6% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 55.8%
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 at 19.6%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.4% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 20.5%, while technicians and trades workers make up 16.1% 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 Goodwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60238/goodwood/topic/employment