5.6% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Victor Harbor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Victor Harbor
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 Victor Harbor compared to the rest of the state. Only 39.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60%. This trend is linked to a low rate of full-time employment that has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure at 43.1%, a rate that has dropped 4.6 points since 2011. While the unemployment rate is higher than most areas at 5.6%, it has fallen 1.4 points over the last decade.
39.1% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.1% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.7%, followed by retail trade at 12.6% and accommodation and food services at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service (17.7%) and professional roles (16.6%), while technicians and trades make up 14.7% of the workforce.
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 Victor Harbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011148/victor-harbor/topic/employment