2.2% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Langhorne Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Langhorne Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high proportion of adults in Langhorne Creek are in steady work, with 72.8% working or looking for a job. This level of employment is far above the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. The local job market is particularly stable, with a low unemployment rate of just 2.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a common way of life here, with 64.8% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is well above the South Australian figure of 57.2%.
72.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.0%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 33% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include manufacturing at 11.9% and health care and social assistance at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.1%. Professionals follow at 13%, while clerical and administrative roles and labourers each account for 11.5% 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 Langhorne Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40747/langhorne-creek/topic/employment