7.4% ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wirrabara · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wirrabara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few adults are in the workforce in Wirrabara, with only 50.2% of the adult population working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While many of those employed work full-time, the area faces a bit more joblessness than the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.4%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1% and much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 56.5%, roughly the same as the South Australian rate.
50.2% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here, accounting for 25.9% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.9%, and education and training at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A third of the workforce are managers, making up 33.3% of local jobs. Professionals follow at 16.3%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 12.2% of occupations.
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 Wirrabara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41621/wirrabara/topic/employment