10.8% ▲ +83.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Snowtown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Snowtown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few adults are working or looking for work in Snowtown compared to similar areas. Only 39.5% of the adult population are in the labour force, while the unemployment rate is among the highest for its type at 10.8%. This creates a local job market that is far weaker than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below state levels at 48.3%, and the unemployment rate is well above the national average at 10.8%.
39.5% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.3% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 20%. Other major employers include retail trade at 19.2% and health care and social assistance at 15.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four people here works as a labourer. Managers make up 19.2% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 15%.
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 Snowtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41349/snowtown/topic/employment