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Flinders Ranges · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Flinders Ranges

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

A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Flinders Ranges compared to the rest of the country. Only 53.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below both the state and national figures. This low engagement is a key feature of the local economy.

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📍 Flinders Ranges, Council (LGA)

Where Flinders Ranges sits — Unemployment rate

4.3% ▼ -5.2%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Flinders Ranges — lower than 54% of areas.

Flinders Ranges4.3%
Rest of SA 4.8%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work fell 4.5 percentage points since 2011 to 53.2%. While full-time employment is about the same as the state figure at 57.8%, the unemployment rate of 4.3% has barely changed over the last decade.

Unemployment rate

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4.3% ▼ -5.2%

Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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53.2% ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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57.8% ▼ -8.6%

Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Employment is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 12.8%. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 12.2%, while accommodation and food services account for 11.6% of jobs.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.5%, technicians and trades at 13.4%, and machinery operators and drivers at 12.3%.

Occupations people work in

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Flinders Ranges splits fairly evenly between Managers (18%) and Community & personal service (16%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Managers 17.0% Community & personal service 15.5% Technicians & trades 13.4% Machinery operators & drivers 12.3% Labourers 12.0% Professionals 11.7% Clerical & administrative 9.4% Sales workers 5.7%

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 Flinders Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41830/flinders-ranges/topic/employment