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South Australia - Outback · Region (SA4)

Jobs & Industry in South Australia - Outback

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

A smaller share of adults are working or looking for work in South Australia - Outback compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 56.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This regional workforce relies heavily on health care and agriculture to drive the local economy.

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📍 South Australia - Outback, Region (SA4)

Where South Australia - Outback sits — Unemployment rate

5.7% ▲ +1.9%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is South Australia - Outback — higher than 71% of areas.

South Australia - Outback5.7%
Rest of SA 4.8%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 56.5% since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 59.2%, which is a little above the state figure, while the unemployment rate is about the same as the national rate at 5.7%.

Unemployment rate

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5.7% ▲ +1.9%

Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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56.5% ▼ -5.5%

Lower than 67% of region (sa4) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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59.2% ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 56% of region (sa4) areas.

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 13.4%. Other major industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.8%, and retail trade at 9.4%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 15.1%. Managers and professionals each account for 14.3% of the workforce, followed by community and personal service workers at 13.3%.

Occupations people work in

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South Australia - Outback splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (15%) and Managers (15%), with Professionals at 15%.

Technicians & trades 15.1% Managers 14.3% Professionals 14.3% Community & personal service 13.3% Labourers 12.7% Machinery operators & drivers 10.2% Clerical & administrative 9.7% Sales workers 8.1%

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 South Australia - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/406/south-australia-outback/topic/employment