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McHarg Creek · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in McHarg Creek

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A much higher unemployment rate of 12.9% marks the current job market in McHarg Creek. While a quarter of the workforce holds professional roles, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 McHarg Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where McHarg Creek sits — Unemployment rate

12.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is McHarg Creek — higher than 94% of areas.

McHarg Creek12.9%
5157, SA 3.6%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 47.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average, while the unemployment rate is well above both the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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12.9% —

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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47.7% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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33.3% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.3%. This is followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing, professional services, and education and training, which each employ 10% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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In McHarg Creek, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 31%, followed by Agriculture, forestry & fishing (23%) and Professional & technical (23%).

Health care & social assistance 13.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 10.0% Professional & technical 10.0% Education & training 10.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.7%. Technicians and trades follow at 23.3%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 20% of roles.

Occupations people work in

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McHarg Creek splits fairly evenly between Professionals (24%) and Technicians & trades (21%), with Machinery operators & drivers at 18%.

Professionals 26.7% Technicians & trades 23.3% Machinery operators & drivers 20.0% Managers 16.7% Community & personal service 13.3% Labourers 10.0%

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 McHarg Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40850/mcharg-creek/topic/employment