7.1% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Renmark · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Renmark
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Renmark than in previous years, with only 51.6% of the adult population active in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While the area relies heavily on agriculture and health services, it faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.1%, which is a little above both the state and national figures. Around 51.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the 61.1% seen across Australia.
51.6% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 16.0% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.3%, and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.2% and managers at 12.2%.
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 Renmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41248/renmark/topic/employment