4.4% ▼ -63.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wellington East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wellington East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Wellington East are working or looking for work, which is far below national figures. This reflects a local economy where a small number of people hold a wide range of roles, from farm work to management.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the South Australian average of 60%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, and the 4.4% unemployment rate is higher than in most similar places.
46.1% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 19.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.4%. Retail trade and public administration and safety both account for 7.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are managers at 24.8%, which is the most common role. Other common jobs include clerical and administrative work at 15% and labourers at 13.3%.
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 Wellington East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41562/wellington-east/topic/employment