4.2% —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strathalbyn · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Strathalbyn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Strathalbyn compared to the national figure, at just 52.4%. This gap of 8.7 percentage points against the Australian average defines the local job market. While employment rates are lower, the local unemployment rate of 4.2% is a little below the South Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 53.7%, which is well below both the state and national figures. This trend is consistent with the overall working population being much lower than the Australian average.
52.4% —
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% —
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
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 17.0%. Retail trade follows at 10.7%, with construction making up 9.6% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly across several roles. Professionals, technicians and trades, and community and personal service workers each make up around 15% of the population.
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 Strathalbyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL414005/strathalbyn/topic/employment