6.0% ▼ -33.7%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waikerie · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Waikerie
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 Waikerie than in most similar areas. This low activity rate is a standout feature of the local economy, although the proportion of people in full-time roles has risen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. While the unemployment rate is 6.0%, this is about the same as the national figure and is down 3.0 percentage points from 2011.
43.5% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is evenly split across three main sectors, with agriculture, retail trade, and health care and social assistance each accounting for 13.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 21.9%, followed by community and personal service workers at 16.2% and technicians and trades at 12.8%.
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 Waikerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415045/waikerie/topic/employment