0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Weetulta · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks Weetulta as a place where nearly everyone who can work does. This creates a strong employment profile that sits well above both state and national levels.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 65.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 60.7%, comfortably exceeding the South Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.1% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer here, with 82.1% of the workforce in this sector. Health care and social assistance also support a quarter of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is largely led by managers, who make up 75% of all jobs. Other roles include community and personal service workers at 17.9% and clerical and administrative staff at 10.7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Weetulta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41559/weetulta/topic/employment