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Goroke · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Goroke

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Nearly a quarter of workers in Goroke are employed in education and training, the most common industry for the area. While full-time work is more common here than in most similar places, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has dropped sharply over the last decade.

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📍 Goroke, Urban Centre

Where Goroke sits — Unemployment rate

5.1% ▲ —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Goroke — higher than 57% of areas.

Goroke5.1%
3412, VIC 3.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 61.6%, though this fell nearly 10 points since 2011. Fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most areas, and the unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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5.1% ▲ —

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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46.2% ▼ -47.0%

Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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61.6% ▼ -13.9%

Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Education and training is the leading industry at 23.3%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 20.5%. Other common fields include health care and social assistance (16.4%) and public administration and safety (13.7%).

Industries people work in

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Goroke splits fairly evenly between Education & training (24%) and Agriculture, forestry & fishing (21%), with Health care & social assistance at 17%.

Education & training 23.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 20.5% Health care & social assistance 16.4% Public administration & safety 13.7% Transport & warehousing 9.6% Retail trade 8.2% Administrative & support 5.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 26.0%, while managers account for 20.5%. Professionals and technicians and trades each represent 13.7% of the workforce, with machinery operators and drivers at 12.3%.

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 Goroke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222029/goroke/topic/employment