Goyder · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Goyder

Name: Jobs & Industry in Goyder — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A smaller proportion of adults in Goyder were working or looking for work in 2021 compared to 2011. This is a productive region where 65.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure. Full-time employment is particularly strong here, with 68.5% of the workforce in full-time roles.

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📍 Goyder, State Electorate

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is just 3.6%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Northern Territory's 5.6%. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most areas, this figure fell 3.2 percentage points since 2011.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Construction is the biggest employer at 14.9%, followed closely by public administration and safety at 14.1%. Other key industries include education and training at 7.6% and health care and social assistance at 7.5%.

Industries people work in

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Goyder splits fairly evenly between Construction (16%) and Public administration & safety (15%), with Education & training at 8%.

Construction 14.9% Public administration & safety 14.1% Education & training 7.6% Health care & social assistance 7.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 6.2% Retail trade 5.9% Other services 5.0% Transport & warehousing 4.8% Accommodation & food 4.4% Professional & technical 4.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.5%, with managers following at 15.9%. Clerical and administrative staff (14.2%) and professionals (14.0%) also represent significant portions of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Goyder splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (19%) and Managers (16%), with Clerical & administrative at 15%.

Technicians & trades 18.5% Managers 15.9% Clerical & administrative 14.2% Professionals 14.0% Community & personal service 10.5% Labourers 10.5% Machinery operators & drivers 8.3% Sales workers 5.7%

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 Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70013/goyder/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Goyder	3.6%
Rest of NT	8.9%
Northern Territory	5.6%
Australia	5.1%

Where Goyder sits — Unemployment rate