4.4% ▼ -41.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woods Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woods Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 60% of adults in Woods Point are working or looking for work, reflecting a small local workforce. The area relies heavily on primary industries and manual roles, though full-time employment is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas. Full-time employment is particularly low at 49.4%, sitting well below the South Australian figure of 57.2%.
57.6% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 24.1% of the workforce. Other notable sectors include public administration and safety at 9.2%, followed by construction and food services both at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%. This is followed by labourers at 17.2% and machinery operators and drivers at 13.8%.
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 Woods Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41641/woods-point/topic/employment