5.1% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
McLaren Vale · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in McLaren Vale
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 McLaren Vale than in most other areas, with only 49.3% in the workforce. This is far below the South Australian figure of 60%. While the local unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as the national figure, the overall number of people employed has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work fell 4.3 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 55.5%, which is well below the Australian figure of 58.9%.
49.3% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 55.5%
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 14.3%, followed by construction at 11.5%. Retail trade and education and training both account for 9.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 17.8%, with technicians and trades following at 16.5%. Managers make up 14.3% 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 McLaren Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415026/mclaren-vale/topic/employment