Googong · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Googong

Name: Jobs & Industry in Googong — 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.

Public administration and safety is the main employer in Googong, where 36% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This is a highly active working community with a very low unemployment rate of 1.6%. Most residents are employed full-time, contributing to a strong local workforce.

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📍 Googong, Urban Centre

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A huge 84.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This activity is reflected in the high proportion of full-time workers (72.6%) and an unemployment rate that is well below the New South Wales average.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is largely employed in public administration and safety (36%), followed by health care and social assistance at 10.8%. Other common industries include construction, professional and technical services, and education.

Industries people work in

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In Googong, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 37%, followed by Health care & social assistance (11%) and Construction (10%).

Public administration & safety 36.0% Health care & social assistance 10.8% Construction 9.7% Professional & technical 8.7% Education & training 6.7% Retail trade 5.3% Accommodation & food 3.1% Manufacturing 2.7% Other services 2.6% Administrative & support 2.3%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation for 27.3% of workers, with managers making up 20.9%. Clerical and administrative positions (17%) and technicians and trades (11.5%) also represent significant shares of the local jobs.

Occupations people work in

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In Googong, the largest group is Professionals at 28%, followed by Managers (21%) and Clerical & administrative (17%).

Professionals 27.3% Managers 20.9% Clerical & administrative 17.0% Technicians & trades 11.5% Community & personal service 9.6% Sales workers 5.2% Labourers 3.5% Machinery operators & drivers 2.6%

Sources

Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Googong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114012/googong/topic/employment

Googong	1.6%
2620 crosses NSW/ACT	3.4%
New South Wales	4.9%
Australia	5.1%

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