0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parrakie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Parrakie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of full-time employment defines the working life of Parrakie, where 76.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure, creating a community where nearly everyone is employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 66.7% of the workforce in these roles, well above the South Australian average. This high level of employment is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is 0.0% and well below the state and national figures.
76.2% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 76.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for Parrakie, employing 79.2% of the workforce. Other roles are split equally between retail trade and health care and social assistance, each at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the local workforce are managers at 54.2%, followed by labourers who make up a quarter of all jobs. Sales workers account for 10.4%, while professionals and technicians or trades workers make up the remaining 14.6%.
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 Parrakie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41117/parrakie/topic/employment