1.1% ▼ -72.0%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
McLaren Flat · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in McLaren Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high proportion of adults are working or looking for work in McLaren Flat compared to similar areas. While 72.3% of adults are in the labour force, the share of those employed full-time has fallen by 7.9 percentage points since 2011 to 53.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is very low at 1.1%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 5.4%. This is a significant drop from 4% in 2011.
72.3% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 75.8%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.1%, followed by construction at 11.9% and manufacturing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%, with clerical and administrative roles following closely at 16.6%.
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 McLaren Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415025/mclaren-flat/topic/employment