Saddleworth · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Saddleworth

Name: Jobs & Industry in Saddleworth — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Saddleworth than in previous years. Only 49.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is mirrored in full-time employment, which is also well below the state and national averages.

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📍 Saddleworth, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 49.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the 61.1% seen across Australia. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 53.4%, while the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here, accounting for 19.7% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13%, followed by retail trade at 8.3%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Saddleworth — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 20%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (13%) and Retail trade (9%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 19.7% Health care & social assistance 13.0% Retail trade 8.3% Manufacturing 7.8% Transport & warehousing 7.8% Education & training 6.2% Construction 5.2% Other services 4.1% Wholesale trade 3.6% Administrative & support 3.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%. This is followed by labourers at 16.6%, with technicians, trades, and community service workers each representing 13.5% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Saddleworth splits fairly evenly between Managers (19%) and Labourers (16%), with Technicians & trades at 13%.

Managers 20.2% Labourers 16.6% Technicians & trades 13.5% Community & personal service 13.5% Machinery operators & drivers 13.0% Professionals 9.3% Clerical & administrative 9.3% Sales workers 9.3%

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 Saddleworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41286/saddleworth/topic/employment

Saddleworth	4.8%
5413, SA	3.7%
South Australia	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

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