3.7% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nairne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nairne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Nairne than in the rest of the state. While 71.2% of adults are in the labour force, the town sees a lower rate of full-time employment compared to national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than in South Australia, where the figure is 60.0%. However, full-time employment at 55.4% is well below the Australian figure of 58.9%, while the 3.7% unemployment rate is a little below the national level.
71.2% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 14.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.6%. Education, training and construction both account for 9.8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, with technicians and trades following at 16.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.3% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.6%.
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 Nairne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41005/nairne/topic/employment