4.1% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Coorong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in The Coorong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 37.2% of workers in The Coorong, marking it as the dominant industry for the area. While unemployment is lower than the state and national figures, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011, though the unemployment rate has also dropped to 4.1%.
53.6% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the heavy focus on farming and fishing, the main industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 9.8% and retail trade at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.1%, followed by labourers at 17.3% and technicians and trades at 9.8%.
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 The Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031169/the-coorong/topic/employment