11.4% ▲ +223.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Penong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Penong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 26% of workers in Penong are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the town's biggest industry. While full-time work is very common here, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 65.1%, which is well above the South Australian figure. However, the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 11.4%.
60.6% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.1% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer at 25.6%, followed closely by mining at 22.5%. Education and training accounts for 10.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 28.7%, while 17.1% of the workforce are machinery operators and drivers. Labourers make up 13.2% of the local jobs.
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 Penong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41138/penong/topic/employment