11.8% ▲ +190.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wunkar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wunkar
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 Wunkar than in most similar areas. This is a productive region where 81% of adults are in the labour force, though it faces an unemployment rate of 11.8%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 81% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the South Australian average of 60%. However, full-time employment is lower than most areas at 53.6%, and the unemployment rate is well above the national figure.
81.0% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 74.1%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily tied to the land, with 60.7% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include education and training and health care, both at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most workers here are in leadership roles, with 57.1% employed as managers. Technicians and trades people make up 17.9% of the workforce, while professionals account for 10.7%.
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 Wunkar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41660/wunkar/topic/employment