2.9% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mallala · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mallala
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working life in Mallala is anchored by a strong presence of physical trades and farming. While 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the area has a notably low unemployment rate of 2.9%. This is a little below both the South Australian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 55% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is a little below the state average and well below the national figure of 58.9%. However, the number of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the national average.
61.6% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with administrative and support services being the most common at 16.4%. Health care and social assistance follow at 10.7%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 10.5% of employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 27%, followed by managers at 12.6%. Machinery operators and drivers are also common, accounting for 11.6% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Mallala
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mallala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40811/mallala/topic/employment