3.7% ▼ -43.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Trafalgar South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Trafalgar South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of workers in Trafalgar South are employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, a standout figure for the area. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the state figure at 63.1%, full-time employment is notably lower than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. However, full-time employment at 55.8% is well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
63.1% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 23.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.7%, and retail trade at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.2%. Professionals follow at 14.7%, while technicians and trades and community and personal service workers both account for 11.7% 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 Trafalgar South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22567/trafalgar-south/topic/employment