7.5% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barmera · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Barmera
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Barmera, where 18.7% of workers are in these roles. While more people are working or looking for work than in 2011, the overall rate remains far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60%. While the unemployment rate fell to 7.5% since 2011, it remains a little above the national figure.
43.2% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 18.7%, followed by manufacturing at 13.5% and accommodation and food services at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, followed by community and personal service workers at 16.9% and technicians and trades people at 14.1%.
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 Barmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415005/barmera/topic/employment