3.0% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lameroo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lameroo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Lameroo than in most similar areas. This is a rural hub where nearly half of the workforce is tied to the land, creating a distinct employment profile compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only 57.4% of adults are working or looking for work—which is well below the national figure of 61.1%—those who are employed are likely to be in full-time roles. At 67.8%, full-time employment is far above the South Australian rate of 57.2%.
57.4% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.8% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 67.8%
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 48.1% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade and health care, both at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.5%, followed by labourers at 15.6% and technicians and trades at 11.8%.
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 Lameroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40746/lameroo/topic/employment