3.6% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Minlaton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Minlaton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Minlaton than in most other similar areas, with only 44.9% working or looking for work. This local job market is anchored by a strong mix of farming and retail, though the unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, with only 49.5% of residents in these roles. This is part of a broader trend where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the South Australian average.
44.9% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.5% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 17.4%, followed closely by retail trade at 15.8% and health care and social assistance at 14.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers is a manager, making it the most common occupation at 19.0%. Labourers, technicians, and trades people also make up a significant part of the local 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 Minlaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40886/minlaton/topic/employment