4.3% ▲ +101.1%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Goomalling · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Goomalling
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 47.1% of adults in Goomalling are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. While full-time employment remains steady, the overall proportion of the population in the workforce has fallen by 16 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the state and national figures. This comes alongside a modest rise in the unemployment rate to 4.3%, which is about the same as the national figure.
47.1% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 13.2%, followed by public administration and safety at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, with technicians and trades following at 16.1%.
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 Goomalling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522025/goomalling/topic/employment