10.3% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Andamooka · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Andamooka
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the dominant force in Andamooka, with over a third of the workforce employed in the sector. This creates a unique economic profile where the typical workday often involves heavy machinery or trade work, though a much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is well below the South Australian average at 53.8%, the unemployment rate has fallen to 10.3% since 2011.
49.8% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the largest employer at 36.5%, followed by education and training at 10.6%. Other notable industries include accommodation and food, administrative support, and retail trade, which each employ around 9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work in the area is heavily weighted toward manual roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 23.1% of jobs. Labourers follow at 21.2%, while technicians and trades account for 17.3% of occupations.
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 Andamooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422004/andamooka/topic/employment