4.5% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goulburn · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Goulburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time employment defines Goulburn, where 61.5% of workers hold full-time roles. This is well above the New South Wales average and significantly higher than most similar areas. While many people hold steady full-time jobs, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is slightly lower than the state figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the national figure and has fallen since 2011. Overall, 56.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
56.7% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Goulburn, making up 17.3% of the workforce. Other major industries include public administration and safety at 11.2% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers are the most common occupation group at 16.2%. Professionals make up 15.2% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 14.3%.
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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1014/goulburn/topic/employment