5.8% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Victor Harbor · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Victor Harbor
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Victor Harbor compared to the state and national figures. Only 37.8% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen 13 points since 2011. This trend is mirrored by a sharp drop in full-time employment, which fell to 42.6% over the same period.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate has fallen 2.3 points since 2011 to 5.8%, it remains higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is far below the national figure of 58.9%, sitting at just 42.6%.
37.8% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.6% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 42.6%
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 20.1%, followed by retail trade at 12.9% and accommodation and food services at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 18.1%, while professionals make up 16.6% 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 Victor Harbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413006/victor-harbor/topic/employment