4.6% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barmera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Barmera
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Barmera than in most other similar areas. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6% since 2011, the overall number of people active in the workforce remains well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian and national rates. However, those who are employed are mostly in full-time roles, with 58.4% of the population fitting this category.
56.2% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 14.6%, followed closely by manufacturing at 13.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 17.9%, while managers make up 15.5% of the workforce. Technicians and tradespeople account for 14.3% of jobs in the area.
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 Barmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031159/barmera/topic/employment