0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Emu Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Emu Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 31% of the workforce in Emu Flat are managers, making it the most common occupation in the area. This small community has a very active working population, with 63.2% of adults employed or seeking work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. Around 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well above the state average.
63.2% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is split evenly between construction and health care, with both sectors making up 20.8% of the workforce. Other common industries include manufacturing and accommodation and food services, each at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of managers, professionals make up 16.7% of workers. Technicians and tradespeople account for 14.6% of the local workforce, followed by sales workers at 10.4%.
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 Emu Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40409/emu-flat/topic/employment