0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lochiel · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lochiel
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the top industry for people working in Lochiel, where nearly 27% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area is marked by a very small unemployment rate of 0.0%, though full-time work is much less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 58.4% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below the South Australian figure at 48.1%. This is much lower than most other areas, though the local unemployment rate is a tiny 0.0%.
58.4% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.1% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
About 26.9% of residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, followed by health care and social assistance at 19.2%. Other common industries include manufacturing at 15.4% and accommodation and food services at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%, followed by managers at 19.2% and professionals at 15.4%. Sales workers and technicians or tradespeople account for 9.6% and 7.7% of the workforce respectively.
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 Lochiel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40773/lochiel/topic/employment