3.8% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Two Wells · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Two Wells
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest occupational group in Two Wells, which is a town where 66.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This employment rate is well above the national figure, and the area has a very strong presence of full-time workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, at 63.3%. This is well above the South Australian figure of 57.2%, while the unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below the state and national averages.
66.6% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are construction at 12.1% and health care and social assistance at 11.7%. Retail trade and manufacturing also employ a significant share of the workforce, at 9.8% and 9.7% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five people work as technicians or trades people, at 19.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.1%, managers at 12%, and labourers at 11.6%.
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 Two Wells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415043/two-wells/topic/employment