4.3% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murray Bridge East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Murray Bridge East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Roughly 61.4% of adults in Murray Bridge East are working or looking for work, placing the area around the middle for its level. While full-time work rates are typical for the region, the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment stands at 57.8%, while the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the national figure.
61.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%. Other common roles include managers at 13.9% and community and personal service workers at 13.6%.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40988/murray-bridge-east/topic/employment