3.9% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Echunga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Echunga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Echunga than in most similar areas. While 67.4% of the adult population is active in the labour force, full-time employment sits at 54.7%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, sitting well above both the state and national figures. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is a little below the figures for South Australia and Australia.
67.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in the area are health care and social assistance at 14.3%, followed by construction at 10.1% and education and training at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%, with technicians and trades people following at 17.9%. Managers account for 15.1% 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 Echunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40388/echunga/topic/employment