8.2% ▲ —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leigh Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leigh Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than six in ten adults in Leigh Creek are working or looking for work, though job security varies. While full-time employment is common, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 8.2%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is more common here than in most areas, with 60% of the population employed full-time. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 57.2%. However, the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 8.2%.
60.5% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.8%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 22%, followed by accommodation and food services at 18% and retail trade at 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five people work as professionals, while technicians, trades, and labourers each make up 16% of the local workforce.
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 Leigh Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40756/leigh-creek/topic/employment