4.7% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swan Reach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Swan Reach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns have shifted since 2011 in Swan Reach, where a small number of residents now make up the local workforce. While 59.5% of the working population are in full-time roles, only 32.6% of adults are currently working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is higher than most similar areas.
32.6% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 40.5% of the workforce. Other common roles are in accommodation and food (11.4%) and transport and warehousing (8.9%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.2%, followed by labourers at 21.5%. Community and personal service roles account for 11.4% of occupations.
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 Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41413/swan-reach/topic/employment