3.7% ▲ +42.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5460, SA · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer full-time roles are found here than in most similar areas, with 55.2% of residents in full-time work. Postcode 5460 has a workforce that is heavily tied to the land, with nearly a third of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for its level and similar to the South Australian figure. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
3.7% ▲ +42.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
59.9% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 32.7% of people. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.4%, and transport and warehousing at 8.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%. Other common roles include labourers at 15.3% and technicians and trades at 14.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 5460, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5460/5460-sa/topic/employment