4.7% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Renmark Paringa · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Renmark Paringa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five people work in agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Renmark Paringa. This strong focus on the land shapes a local workforce where labouring is the most common job. While the typical work patterns align with the state, the total number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Full-time employment stands at 57.2%, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen slightly over the last decade.
57.4% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 19.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8%. Other significant industries include retail trade at 9.8% and manufacturing at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%. Managers are the next most common at 15.9%, while technicians and trades account for 12.4% 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 Renmark Paringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46670/renmark-paringa/topic/employment