4.5% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macgillivray · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Macgillivray
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Macgillivray than in most similar areas. While 71.3% of adults are in the labour force, full-time employment is far below the national figure, with only 37.5% of the population working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, sitting far above the South Australian figure of 60%. However, the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
71.3% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
37.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 40.6% of workers. Other common sectors include public administration and safety at 9.4%, and education and training at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce are managers, accounting for 46.9% of occupations. Labourers make up 15.6%, while community and personal service workers represent 10.9%.
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 Macgillivray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40801/macgillivray/topic/employment