7.0% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murray Bridge · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Murray Bridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Finding work can be a challenge in Murray Bridge, where the unemployment rate is 7.0%. This is a little above the national figure and much higher than in most similar areas. While many residents work in health or retail, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. This reflects a sharp drop from 2011, while the unemployment rate has risen by 2.0 points over the same period.
49.5% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.9% and manufacturing at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 22.2%, with community and personal service roles making up 15.8% of the local 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 Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413002/murray-bridge/topic/employment