5.9% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eudunda · Urban Centre
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for workers in Eudunda (L), where 18% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While full-time work is common, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national figure. This creates a unique employment landscape where those who do have jobs are often in stable, full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. For those employed, 58.7% are in full-time roles, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.9% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
41.2% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing leads the local economy at 18%, followed by retail trade at 16.5% and health care and social assistance at 13.1%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 10.7% of the workforce, while construction accounts for 5.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 20.9%, with technicians and trades workers making up 15%. Sales workers and machinery operators and drivers both stand at 12.6%, while managers account for 12.1% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Eudunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421011/eudunda/topic/employment