Mount Remarkable · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Mount Remarkable

Name: Jobs & Industry in Mount Remarkable — 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 adults have been working or looking for work in Mount Remarkable since 2011, with this figure falling 2.7 points to 52.4%. While full-time employment remains around the middle for similar areas, the local workforce is now smaller than in most other regions. Agriculture and health care are the main drivers of the local economy.

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📍 Mount Remarkable, Council (LGA)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 52.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian and national figures. Full-time employment has also dropped from 62.1% in 2011 to 58.8%, while the unemployment rate has barely changed and sits at 4.8%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 26.0% of workers. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 14.0%, and education and training at 10.1%.

Industries people work in

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In Mount Remarkable, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 27%, followed by Health care & social assistance (15%) and Education & training (11%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 26.0% Health care & social assistance 14.0% Education & training 10.1% Construction 6.9% Accommodation & food 5.8% Public administration & safety 5.6% Manufacturing 4.3% Retail trade 4.1% Other services 3.4% Transport & warehousing 3.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managerial roles are the most common occupation for 30.0% of the workforce. Professionals make up 14.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 11.1%, community and personal service workers at 11.0%, and labourers at 10.9%.

Occupations people work in

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In Mount Remarkable, the largest group is Managers at 31%, followed by Professionals (15%) and Technicians & trades (11%).

Managers 30.0% Professionals 14.4% Technicians & trades 11.1% Community & personal service 11.0% Labourers 10.9% Clerical & administrative 9.1% Machinery operators & drivers 8.0% Sales workers 3.9%

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 Mount Remarkable [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44830/mount-remarkable/topic/employment

Mount Remarkable	4.8%
Rest of SA	4.8%
South Australia	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

Where Mount Remarkable sits — Unemployment rate