4.2% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Alford than in the rest of the state. Only 55.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap defines the local employment landscape, despite a steady unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.4%. About 56.3% of the workforce is employed full-time, a result that is about the same as the state average.
55.4% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 36.6% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 11.3%, and health care and social assistance at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large proportion of residents are in leadership roles, with 36.6% working as managers. Professionals make up 21.1% of the workforce, followed by labourers at 18.3%.
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 Alford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40011/alford/topic/employment