8.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kangaroo Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kangaroo Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 8.6% marks the local job market in Kangaroo Flat, which is well above the figures for both South Australia and Australia. While most adults are working or looking for work, the area struggles more with joblessness than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 56.4%, slightly below the Australian average of 58.9%.
61.1% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 21.8% of the workforce. Other notable employers include education and training at 9.1% and wholesale trade at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and technicians and trades workers are the most common roles, each making up 20% of the local workforce. Labourers follow at 14.5%, while professionals and machinery operators each account for 12.7%.
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 Kangaroo Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40657/kangaroo-flat/topic/employment