2.7% ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whites Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whites Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of people are out of work in Whites Valley, where the unemployment rate is just 2.7%. This is a little below both the South Australian and national figures. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, full-time employment is much lower than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 67.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is only 51.7%, which is well below the South Australian average of 57.2%.
67.9% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common industry at 15.5%. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.1%, and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 22.4%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades at 15.5%, professionals at 13.8%, and labourers at 13.2%.
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 Whites Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41583/whites-valley/topic/employment