0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Butler · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Butler
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment is the most striking feature of the workforce in Butler. This small area has a very stable job market compared to the rest of South Australia and the nation, with a huge majority of workers tied to the land.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.3%, which is about the same as the state average.
59.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 90.2%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 78.1% of the workforce. Education and training accounts for another 15.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most workers in the area are managers (56.3%) or labourers (31.3%). Community and personal service workers and machinery operators each make up 9.4% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Butler
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Butler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40198/butler/topic/employment