0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murray Town · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Murray Town
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably low unemployment rate of 0.0% defines the local workforce in Murray Town. While the community has very few people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, those who are employed are almost all in active roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 47.8%, falling well below the South Australian average.
43.4% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 90.5%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance, with each employing 17.4% of the workforce. Education and training also make up a significant 13.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common at 17.4%, followed by managers and technicians and trades who each make up 13.0% 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 Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40991/murray-town/topic/employment