5.7% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 76% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Victor Harbor - Goolwa · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Victor Harbor - Goolwa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Victor Harbor - Goolwa, where 18.7% of workers are in this sector. This is a region where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. Only 38.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national average at 43.6%, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
38.9% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.6% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the local economy relies heavily on retail trade at 12.1%, followed by construction at 10.3% and accommodation and food services at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service at 16.9% and professional roles at 16.6%. Technicians and trades make up 15.4% of the local 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 Victor Harbor - Goolwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4007/victor-harbor-goolwa/topic/employment