3.7% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5417, SA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 5417, SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in postcode 5417 are working or looking for work than they were in 2011. This area is now defined by a high number of managers and a strong reliance on the farming sector, though full-time employment has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Since 2011, the share of adults working or looking for work fell by 7.8 points to 51.2%, a figure well below the national level. Full-time work also dropped to 53.0%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.7%.
51.2% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 53.0%
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 26.2% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.2% and health care and social assistance at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%, followed by labourers at 17.0%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 13.9% 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 5417, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5417/5417-sa/topic/employment