Alexandrina · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Alexandrina

Name: Jobs & Industry in Alexandrina — 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.

Fewer than half of adults in Alexandrina are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the state and national levels. This local workforce is smaller than in most similar areas, and the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen over the last decade.

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📍 Alexandrina, Council (LGA)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 50.6%, while the unemployment rate is 4.5%, about the same as the rest of the country.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.7%, followed by construction at 10.5% and retail trade at 9.8%. Other notable sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.4% and education at 7.6%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Alexandrina — Health care & social assistance leads at 16%, ahead of Construction (11%) and Retail trade (10%).

Health care & social assistance 15.7% Construction 10.5% Retail trade 9.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 8.4% Education & training 7.6% Accommodation & food 7.0% Manufacturing 6.6% Public administration & safety 5.0% Other services 4.2% Professional & technical 4.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.7%. Professionals (15.4%), managers (14.9%), community and personal service workers (13.9%), and labourers (12.8%) also represent significant portions of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Alexandrina splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (16%) and Professionals (16%), with Managers at 15%.

Technicians & trades 15.7% Professionals 15.4% Managers 14.9% Community & personal service 13.9% Labourers 12.8% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Sales workers 8.4% Machinery operators & drivers 6.4%

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 Alexandrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40220/alexandrina/topic/employment

Alexandrina	4.5%
Rest of SA	4.8%
South Australia	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

Where Alexandrina sits — Unemployment rate