6.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Benson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Benson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Mount Benson than in most other similar areas. This is a highly employed community where 72.6% of adults are active in the workforce, well above the South Australian figure of 60%. Much of this activity is concentrated in farming and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 67.1%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the unemployment rate is also a little above the state and national figures, sitting at 6.5%.
72.6% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79.3%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.1% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 55.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food, and health care and social assistance, both at 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation at 40.0%, followed by labourers at 27.1%. Professionals, technicians and trades, and community and personal service workers each make up around 10% 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 Benson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40936/mount-benson/topic/employment