3.3% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Loxton Waikerie · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Loxton Waikerie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Loxton Waikerie than they were in 2011. While the number of people in the workforce has fallen, the local unemployment rate has also dropped to a very low 3.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 55.5%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment remains steady at 58.4%, almost exactly the same as the Australian average.
55.5% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 23.8% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.7%, while retail trade accounts for 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%, followed closely by labourers at 17.6%. Technicians and trades workers account for 12.6% of the local workforce.
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 Loxton Waikerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43790/loxton-waikerie/topic/employment