4.6% ▼ -45.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goulburn · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Goulburn
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 Goulburn, where 17.4% of workers are in these roles. This area has a strong workforce, with full-time employment rising to 61.5% since 2011. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas. While this is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%, the unemployment rate has fallen significantly to 4.6% since 2011.
56.6% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance (17.4%), followed by public administration and safety at 11.1%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.6% and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 16.3%. Professionals make up 15.2% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 14.5%.
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/ucl/UCL112009/goulburn/topic/employment