2.0% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Robe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Robe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost one in five workers in Robe are employed in accommodation and food services, making it the town's largest industry. While the local unemployment rate is very low at 2%, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average, with only 48.7% of the population in full-time roles.
56.0% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.7% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by accommodation and food services at 18.7%, followed by construction at 13.5% and retail trade at 10.3%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a significant 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest occupational group at 22.7%, while technicians and trades workers account for 16.7%. Labourers and community or personal service workers follow at 12.2% and 11.8% respectively.
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 Robe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41264/robe/topic/employment