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Quorn - Lake Gilles · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Quorn - Lake Gilles

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

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Quorn - Lake Gilles than in the rest of the state. Only 51.9% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60%. This reflects a local workforce that is much smaller than typical for similar areas.

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📍 Quorn - Lake Gilles, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Quorn - Lake Gilles sits — Unemployment rate

4.2% ▼ -15.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Quorn - Lake Gilles — lower than 61% of areas.

Quorn - Lake Gilles4.2%
5715, SA 0.0%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the state average and has barely changed since 2011. While full-time employment sits at 58.8%, this is a drop of 6.2 percentage points from the 65.0% seen in 2011.

Unemployment rate

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4.2% ▼ -15.7%

Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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51.9% ▼ -5.5%

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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58.8% ▼ -9.5%

Higher than 50% 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 most common industry here at 14.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.9%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food services at 10.1% and construction at 9.6%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 14.4%, technicians and trades at 13.6%, and labourers at 13.4%.

Occupations people work in

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Quorn - Lake Gilles splits fairly evenly between Managers (19%) and Community & personal service (15%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Managers 18.5% Community & personal service 14.4% Technicians & trades 13.6% Labourers 13.4% Professionals 12.4% Machinery operators & drivers 10.5% Clerical & administrative 10.1% Sales workers 5.8%

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 Quorn - Lake Gilles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021140/quorn-lake-gilles/topic/employment