3.5% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Flinders · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Flinders
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 24% of workers in Flinders are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, the most common industry in the area. While unemployment is very low at 3.5%, the proportion of people working full-time has dropped significantly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here than in most areas, with 51.4% of the workforce in this role, which is well below the national figure. This follows a downward trend, as the percentage of adults working or looking for work fell by 5.4 points since 2011.
57.8% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry at 23.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.0% and public administration and safety at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.8%, while labourers account for 13.2% and professionals for 12.6% of occupations.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62010/flinders/topic/employment