6.9% ▼ -39.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Louth Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Louth Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry for workers in Louth Bay, making up 16.7% of the local workforce. While a good number of people are employed in the area, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer than half of adults (49.2%) are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 6.9%, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 5.4%.
49.2% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond agriculture, the most common industries for locals are public administration and safety (14.8%) and professional and technical services (11.1%). Accommodation, food, health care, and social assistance each account for 9.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Job roles are spread across several categories, with managers, technicians and trades, and labourers each representing 18.5% of occupations. Machinery operators and drivers make up 16.7% of the 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 Louth Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40780/louth-bay/topic/employment