2.4% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Paringa · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Paringa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 64.8% is well above the national figure in Paringa. This creates a strong local workforce where a high proportion of residents hold stable, full-time positions. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to a decade ago, the unemployment rate has fallen to a very low 2.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 64.8% of the workforce employed full-time, a figure well above South Australia's 57.2%. This stability is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is much lower than most areas at 2.4%.
59.7% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 21.7%. Other significant industries include health care and social assistance at 11.5%, and accommodation and food services at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 24.9%. Managers and technicians and trades workers each account for 13.7% 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 Paringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415033/paringa/topic/employment