2.6% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Picola · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Picola
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on farming shapes daily life in Picola, where nearly 46% of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This focus on primary production is reflected in a local job market where full-time employment is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 62.6% of the workforce employed full-time, which is well above the 58.9% national figure. The unemployment rate is also lower than most areas at 2.6%, while 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work.
61.7% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 45.8% of workers. Other common fields include education and training at 9.3%, followed by manufacturing and health care and social assistance, both at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.2%. Labourers are the second most common occupation at 19.6%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 11.2% of the local 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 Picola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22066/picola/topic/employment