2.6% ▲ —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Smoky Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Smoky Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Smoky Bay than in the rest of the country, where the rate is 58.9% compared to just 46.5% here. While most adults are working or looking for work, the local economy is heavily driven by the land and sea.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 62% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the South Australian figure of 60%. Unemployment is low at 2.6%, which is a little below both the state and national rates.
62.0% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.5% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the workforce, 49.1%, is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.3% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37.7%. Labourers are also common at 14.9%, followed by professionals at 8.8%.
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 Smoky Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41348/smoky-bay/topic/employment