6.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Monteith · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Monteith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Monteith compared to most other areas. While 70.8% of adults are active in the labour force, the area faces a higher unemployment rate of 6.3% than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far more adults are working or looking for work here than in South Australia, though full-time employment at 55.2% is well below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 6.3%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
70.8% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agricultural, forestry and fishing work is the most common industry at 25.9%, followed by arts and recreation at 12.1% and manufacturing at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.9%, with labourers also representing a significant 24.1% of the 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 Monteith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40909/monteith/topic/employment