0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whitwarta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whitwarta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of people work full-time in Whitwarta compared to the rest of the country. While 65.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure, full-time employment sits at just 42.9%. This is far below both the South Australian and Australian averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the state and national figures. Despite the low number of full-time roles, more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas.
65.7% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.9% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Whitwarta is split primarily between two sectors, with 33.3% in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and 28.6% in health care and social assistance.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is divided between managers and machinery operators and drivers, who each make up 33.3% of occupations. Community and personal service workers account for 23.8%, while labourers make up 19.0%.
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 Whitwarta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41584/whitwarta/topic/employment