7.1% ▲ +313.6%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Renmark · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Renmark
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 Renmark than in the rest of the state. While full-time employment has risen since 2011, the area faces a tough job market with an unemployment rate that is now a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate has risen sharply to 7.1%, leaving it much higher than most similar areas.
51.5% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 79.7%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer at 15.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.3%. Retail trade and hospitality also employ a significant share of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.2% and managers at 12.2%.
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 Renmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415037/renmark/topic/employment