5.3% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kapunda · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kapunda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Kapunda, where 15.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This industrial focus supports a local economy where a significant number of residents hold trade or labouring roles. While unemployment has fallen since 2011, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 52.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment has fallen to 54.7% since 2011, while the unemployment rate has dropped to 5.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
52.8% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by manufacturing at 15.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 10.3% and education and training at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.5%, closely followed by labourers at 16.1%. Professionals account for 13.4% of the local workforce, with 12.1% in community and personal service roles.
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 Kapunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415016/kapunda/topic/employment