5.1% ▼ -45.9%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goornong · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Goornong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual 62.2% of adults in Goornong are working or looking for work. While more people are active in the workforce, full-time employment has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011. This shift leaves the area with a much lower share of full-time workers compared to both Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment at 51.7% is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. However, the unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national average and down 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
62.2% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 15.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.4%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.4%, and both manufacturing and agriculture at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 26.2%. Managers and professionals are also common, representing 16.1% and 15.4% of the local workforce respectively.
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 Goornong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222028/goornong/topic/employment