3.1% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Irymple · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Irymple
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Irymple compared to the national figure. This active workforce is anchored by a very low unemployment rate of 3.1%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the Australian average. Full-time employment is also a little above the state and national levels, staying steady at 60.5% since 2011.
64.3% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 11.5%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.3% and construction at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, making up 16.9% and 16.0% of workers respectively. Technicians and trades people also represent a large slice of the local workforce at 15.8%.
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 Irymple [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021395/irymple/topic/employment