4.4% ▼ -32.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wirrina Cove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wirrina Cove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Wirrina Cove than in most similar areas. Only 38.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a community where many residents are retired or not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas. Full-time employment is also far below the South Australian figure, at 39.4%, while the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the national rate.
38.2% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
39.4% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in this area work across a variety of fields, with manufacturing and accommodation and food services both accounting for 16.7% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are machinery operators and drivers and labourers, each making up 16.7% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative roles and sales workers each account for 12.1% 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 Wirrina Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41624/wirrina-cove/topic/employment