6.7% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stuart · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Stuart
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in Stuart compared to most similar areas. Only 51.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is mirrored by an unemployment rate of 6.7% that is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell by 5.3 points since 2011 to reach 57.7%, which is about the same as the South Australian average. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose by 1.6 points over the same period to 6.7%, a figure a little above the national average.
51.5% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 16.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.1% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal service at 14.7%, while managers, professionals, and technicians and trades each make up around 14% of the 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 Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40041/stuart/topic/employment