2.4% ▼ -56.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Renmark West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Renmark West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Renmark West than in most similar areas. While 68.7% of adults are active in the labour force, the area has a very low unemployment rate of 2.4%. This shows a strong local job market, though full-time roles are less common here than across the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the state and national figures. The unemployment rate is a low 2.4%, though full-time employment at 54.9% is well below the Australian average.
68.7% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 16.3%. Other common industries include retail trade and health care and social assistance, which both employ 10.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 17.7%. Managers make up 15.7% of the workforce, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.3%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41251/renmark-west/topic/employment