10.0% ▲ +226.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wild Dog Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wild Dog Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Wild Dog Valley than in most similar areas. While 71.4% of the adult population is active in the labour force, the area also faces a high unemployment rate of 10.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 61.7%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 57.2%. However, the 10.0% unemployment rate is well above both the state and national figures.
71.4% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 37.0% of workers. Other notable sectors include manufacturing at 13.6% and both wholesale trade and professional services at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 42.0%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.6%, while technicians and tradespeople represent 11.1% of the local workforce.
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 Wild Dog Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41594/wild-dog-valley/topic/employment