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Jobs & Industry in Not in any Significant Urban Area

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Well below the national figure, only 55.9% of adults in Not in any Significant Urban Area (SA) are working or looking for work. This workforce is heavily tied to the land, with nearly 18% of jobs in agriculture, forestry and fishing. The region has seen a drop in full-time employment since 2011.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — Unemployment rate

4.3% ▼ -9.3%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 66% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area4.3%
5723, SA 9.5%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of adults working or looking for work is well below the South Australian figure of 60%. While the unemployment rate of 4.3% is a little below the state average, full-time employment has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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4.3% ▼ -9.3%

Lower than 66% of urban area areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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55.9% ▼ -6.2%

Lower than 60% of urban area areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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56.7% ▼ -5.3%

Lower than 57% of urban area areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 17.6%. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 11.9%, manufacturing at 8.8%, and retail trade at 8.4%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Not in any Significant Urban Area — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 18%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (12%) and Manufacturing (9%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 17.6% Health care & social assistance 11.9% Manufacturing 8.8% Retail trade 8.4% Construction 7.9% Education & training 7.8% Accommodation & food 6.2% Public administration & safety 4.5% Transport & warehousing 3.9% Other services 3.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%. Labourers follow at 15.2%, with technicians and trades accounting for 14% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Not in any Significant Urban Area splits fairly evenly between Managers (20%) and Labourers (16%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Managers 19.8% Labourers 15.2% Technicians & trades 14.0% Professionals 13.0% Community & personal service 11.2% Clerical & administrative 9.9% Machinery operators & drivers 7.5% Sales workers 7.3%

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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/employment