0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Southwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Southwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few areas compare to Southwood for workforce activity, where 80.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Most of the local economy is driven by the agricultural sector.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 81.6%, which is 23 points above both the state and national averages. The unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below the Australian figure of 5.1%.
80.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
81.6% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 81.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 84.2% of the workforce. Those in education and training make up another 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation at 60.5%, while labourers make up 21.1% 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 Southwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32613/southwood/topic/employment