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Wakefield - Barunga West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Wakefield - Barunga West

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer people are working or looking for work in Wakefield - Barunga West than they were ten years ago. Only 51.7% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Farming is the primary employer here, with over a quarter of the workforce in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

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📍 Wakefield - Barunga West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wakefield - Barunga West sits — Unemployment rate

5.1% ▲ +12.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wakefield - Barunga West — higher than 62% of areas.

Wakefield - Barunga West5.1%
5461, SA 3.8%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of adults working or looking for work is 51.7%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 5.0 points since 2011, while the unemployment rate is about the same as the state and national figures at around 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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5.1% ▲ +12.6%

Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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51.7% ▼ -3.6%

Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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55.0% ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry, employing 25.6% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, and education and training at 8.6%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.3%, followed by labourers at 17.7%. Technicians and trades people account for 11.0% of jobs.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Wakefield - Barunga West — Managers leads at 24%, ahead of Labourers (18%) and Technicians & trades (11%).

Managers 23.3% Labourers 17.7% Technicians & trades 11.0% Community & personal service 10.8% Professionals 10.6% Machinery operators & drivers 9.4% Clerical & administrative 9.3% Sales workers 5.7%

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 Wakefield - Barunga West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021119/wakefield-barunga-west/topic/employment