2.5% ▼ -42.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
McLaren Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in McLaren Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high workforce participation rate defines daily life in McLaren Flat, where 70.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the South Australian figure of 60%. While many are employed, the local unemployment rate is a low 2.5%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Most of the local workforce is active, though the 53.5% of people in full-time jobs is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
70.7% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.8%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance at 13.8%, followed by construction at 12.6% and manufacturing at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%, with clerical and administrative roles at 15.7% and managers at 15.1% also common.
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 McLaren Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40851/mclaren-flat/topic/employment