3.2% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Barker Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Mount Barker Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 3.2% makes finding work easier in Mount Barker Surrounds than in most similar areas. This is a place where more adults are working or looking for work than in the state and national figures, though the full-time rate has remained steady since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. This high participation comes alongside a very low unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is much lower than most areas.
66.5% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.5%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.2%, followed by construction at 12.0%. Other significant sectors include education and training, retail trade, and agriculture.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 17.9%. Managers represent another large slice of the workforce at 16.1%.
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 Mount Barker Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021008/mount-barker-surrounds/topic/employment