3.6% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Light · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Light
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower unemployment rate of 3.6% marks the workforce in Light, which is a little below the South Australian and national figures. While more adults are working or looking for work than in the state average, full-time employment has fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. However, full-time work is less common here than in most areas, with 56.4% of the population employed full-time.
62.6% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the largest employer at 14.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.1% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 15.6%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 15.3% and labourers at 13.9%.
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 Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405011111/light/topic/employment