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Bethel · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Bethel

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Full-time employment has remained a dominant feature of Bethel, where nearly 70% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is far above the national figure and reflects a highly active local job market. The area is defined by a strong presence in primary production and technical roles.

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Where Bethel sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bethel — lower than 99% of areas.

Bethel0.0%
5373, SA 4.4%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 69% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian and national figures. Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 69.2%, and the unemployment rate is remarkably low at 0.0%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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69.0% —

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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69.2% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 46.2% of the workforce. Other significant industries include transport and warehousing at 23.1% and administrative and support services at 19.2%.

Industries people work in

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In Bethel, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 46%, followed by Transport & warehousing (23%) and Administrative & support (19%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 46.2% Transport & warehousing 23.1% Administrative & support 19.2% Professional & technical 11.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, each making up 34.6% of the workforce. Community and personal services, clerical and administrative roles, and machinery operators each account for 11.5% of jobs.

Occupations people work in

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Bethel splits fairly evenly between Managers (33%) and Technicians & trades (33%), with Community & personal service at 11%.

Managers 34.6% Technicians & trades 34.6% Community & personal service 11.5% Clerical & administrative 11.5% Machinery operators & drivers 11.5%

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 Bethel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40100/bethel/topic/employment