7.7% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murray Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Murray Bridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Murray Bridge than in most other areas, with only 47.6% active in the labour force. This gap is much wider than the South Australian average, and the local unemployment rate of 7.7% is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the state figure of 60%. Full-time employment sits at 55.6%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
47.6% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.6%, followed by manufacturing and retail trade, which both employ 12% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%, while 16.2% work in community and personal service roles. Technicians and trades account for another 12.7% 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 Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40987/murray-bridge/topic/employment