7.5% ▲ +134.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Finniss · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Finniss
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.5% unemployment rate makes Finniss a place where finding work is much harder than in most similar areas. While more adults are working or looking for work compared to state and national figures, a smaller proportion of the local workforce is employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. However, full-time employment sits at 55.3%, which is well below the national average of 58.9%.
63.6% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer here, accounting for 18.9% of jobs. Education and health care follow, each employing 8.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers at 22.0% and technicians and trades at 18.9%. Labourers make up 15.7% of the local workforce, while professionals account for 13.8%.
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 Finniss [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40437/finniss/topic/employment