3.7% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Barker · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Barker
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Barker than in most other areas. This active workforce sees 65.4% of adults engaged in the labour market, which is well above the national figure. Most of these residents hold full-time roles, reflecting a steady employment landscape for the town.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well above both South Australia and the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
65.4% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 58.0%
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 for local workers at 16.1%. Other major employers include retail trade at 11.6% and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.5%. Technicians and tradespeople are also common, accounting for 14.8% 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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40932/mount-barker/topic/employment