4.8% ▼ -52.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Georgetown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Georgetown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a third of the workforce in Georgetown is tied to the land, making farming the dominant part of local life. While full-time work is very common here, only 50.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 63.2%, well above the South Australian figure of 57.2%. However, the number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, and the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the national figure.
50.3% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 36.8% of people. Health care and social assistance follows at 13.2%, with other services making up 10.5% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 39.5%. This is followed by labourers at 14.5%, while professionals and technicians and trades each account for 11.8% of occupations.
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 Georgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40482/georgetown/topic/employment