5.9% ▲ +392.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Orroroo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Orroroo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Orroroo have remained steady over the last decade, though a low proportion of adults are currently working or looking for work. This is a town where one in four workers is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below both the South Australian (60.0%) and national (61.1%) figures. The unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
51.7% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 25.0%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 18.4%, and education and training at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of the workforce are managers, making it the most common occupation at 25.0%. Professionals make up 17.2% of workers, followed by labourers at 13.5%.
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 Orroroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41079/orroroo/topic/employment