2.6% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Auburn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Auburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far smaller share of the workforce in Auburn is employed full-time compared to the state and national figures. While 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.6%. This suggests a stable but predominantly part-time or casual working environment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.9% of the local workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the South Australian figure of 57.2%. This lower rate of full-time work exists despite the area's unemployment rate being a little below the national average at 2.6%.
60.6% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 18.2% of the workforce. Manufacturing follows closely at 15.6%, with health care and social assistance accounting for 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common type of worker at 21.4%, followed by labourers at 17.6% and professionals at 15.6%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 11.6% 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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40051/auburn/topic/employment